Main Entry:

¹peat

Pronunciation:

\ˈpēt\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Middle English pete piece of peat, from Medieval Latin peta, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Cornish peyth bit, Welsh peth thing

Date:

14th century

1 : turf 2b 2 : partially carbonized vegetable tissue formed by partial decomposition in water of various plants (as mosses of the genus Sphagnum)

— peaty \ˈpē-tē\ adjective