Associations to the word «Detritus»

Wiktionary

DETRITUS, noun. (countable) (chiefly geological) pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
DETRITUS, noun. (biology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
DETRITUS, noun. Debris or fragments of disintegrated material

Dictionary definition

DETRITUS, noun. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
DETRITUS, noun. Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks.

Wise words

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