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