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Plant litter

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004983

The accumulation of leaves, twigs, bark, needles, stems, fruits, branches and other plant parts on the surface of the soil.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004983
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsleaf litter; litterfall
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoSoil morphological features; Plant ecology; Necromass; Soil organic matter; Organic horizons; Forest litter
TranslationsSpanish: hojarasca
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004983",
  "term": "Plant litter",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The accumulation of leaves, twigs, bark, needles, stems, fruits, branches and other plant parts on the surface of the soil.",
  "synonyms": [
    "leaf litter",
    "litterfall"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "soil morphological features",
    "plant ecology",
    "necromass",
    "soil organic matter",
    "organic horizons",
    "forest litter"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hojarasca"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/plant-litter/"
}

Record 4,917 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.