variants:
or chiefly US compost pile
Definition of compost heap
: a pile of plant materials that are allowed to decay to create compost
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“Compost heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compost%20heap. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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