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Peat Peat / Piːt /  ◙ Noun [U Soft Black Brown Substance Formed

Front peat
Back peat / piːt / 
◙ noun [U]
• a soft black or brown substance formed from decaying plants just under the surface of the ground, especially in cool wet areas. It is burned as a fuel or used to improve garden soil.
• 泥煤;泥炭:
 »peat bogs 
  泥炭沼 
♦ peaty adj.:
 »peaty soils 
  泥炭土 

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