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leaf mold

Syllabification: (leaf mold)
(also leafmold)
Definition of leaf mold

noun

  • 1soil consisting chiefly of decayed leaves.
  • 2a fungal disease of plants in which mold develops on the leaves.
    • The fungus is Fulvia fulva (formerly Cladosporium fulvum), subdivision Deuteromycotina

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