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peat

noun as in bog

noun as in sod

Strongest matches

noun as in sod

noun as in turf

noun as in turf

Strongest matches

Strong match

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An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to the bacterium that causes the human disease tuberculosis.

Somewhere, the aforementioned Spanish director behind “The Exterminating Angel” is nodding wryly at the idea of a satire about G-7 leaders set in a peat bog thick with mummified zombies.

To form the surface of a running track they were mixed with clay, peat moss, or ashes from burning coal, which held the surface together.

From BBC

The party also wants to create three new National Forests in England and expand protection for “nature-rich” habitats—such as wetlands and peat bogs.

The party says it will create more "nature-rich habitats", including wetlands and peat bogs, as well as finding private finance to establish three new national forests in England.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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