heath peat

heath peat
noun
: peat formed chiefly from roots and stems of plants of the genera Erica and Calluna

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  • Westhay Heath — Infobox SSSI name=Westhay Heath aos=Somerset interest=Biological gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST415422 area=25.9 hectare (64.0 acre) notifydate=1990 http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx? ] Westhay Heath (gbmapping|ST415422) is a 25.9 hectare (64.0 …   Wikipedia

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  • Street Heath — Infobox SSSI name=Street Heath aos=Somerset interest=Biological gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST464394 area=12.5 hectare (31.0 acre) notifydate=1966 http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx? ] Street Heath (gbmapping|ST464394) is a 12.5 hectare (31.0… …   Wikipedia

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  • moor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. heath, moorland, down, brae. See horizontal, moisture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. moorland, downs, wasteland, upland; see field 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. heath, peat bog, scrubland, swamp,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Maujahn Moor — Coordinates: 53°05′39″N 11°02′35″E / 53.09417°N 11.04306°E / 53.09417; 11.04306 …   Wikipedia

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