Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
herbaceous peat — An accumulation of organic material, decomposed to some degree that is predominantly the remains of sedges, reeds, cattails and other herbaceous plants. Compare: moss peat, sedimentary peat, woody peat, peat, muck, and mucky peat. SSM … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
moss peat — An accumulation of organic material that is predominantly the remains of mosses (e.g., sphagnum moss). Compare: herbaceous peat, sedimentary peat, woody peat, peat, muck, and mucky peat. SSM … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
sedimentary peat — An accumulation of organic material that is predominantly the remains of floating aquatic plants (e.g., algae) and the remains and fecal material of aquatic animals, including coprogenous earth. Compare: herbaceous peat, moss peat, woody… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
organic materials — [ soil survey ] Unconsolidated sediments or deposits in which carbon is an essential, substantial component. Several types of organic materials (deposits) can be identified based on the composition of the dominant fibers (grassy organic… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Древесный торф — (a. woody peat, forest peat; н. Holztorf; ф. tourbe а bois, tourbe ligneuse; и. turba lenosa) группа торфов разл. типов (верхового, переходного и низинного), содержащих 40% и более остатков древесины, коры деревьев и кустарничков,… … Геологическая энциклопедия
coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… … Universalium
Aulacomnium palustre — Taxobox image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Bryophyta classis = Bryopsida subclassis = Bryidae ordo = Bryales familia = Aulacomniaceae genus = Aulacomnium species = A. palustre binomial = Aulacomnium palustre binomial authority = (Hedw.)… … Wikipedia
plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… … Universalium
Permian–Triassic extinction event — … Wikipedia
gardening — /gahrd ning/, n. 1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden. 2. the work or art of a gardener. [1570 80; GARDEN + ING1] * * * Laying out and tending of a garden. Though palatial gardens existed in ancient times, small home gardens became… … Universalium
