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catotelm

catotelm noun: the layer of a peat bog below the acrotelm, where there is dead plant material.

catotelm: the layer of a peat bog below the acrotelm, where there is dead plant material
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Noun

catotelm (plural catotelms)

  1. The layer of a peat bog below the acrotelm, where there is dead plant material.
    • Three-dimensional models are available for raised mires situated in parallel-sided troughs or with circular or elliptical margins (Ingram, 1992). All the models indicate that taller raised mires containing taller ground-water mounds will be found in circumstances that promote greater moisture...2002, Understanding the historical landscape in its environmental setting, Dalkeith : Scottish Cultural Press, page 70

Forms of catotelm

pluralcatotelms

Questions about catotelm

What does catotelm mean?
Catotelm means the layer of a peat bog below the acrotelm, where there is dead plant material.
What part of speech is catotelm?
Catotelm is a noun.
What is the plural of catotelm?
The plural of catotelm is catotelms.

Words near catotelm in the dictionary

  1. catostomid
  2. catostomids
  3. catostomin
  4. catostomine
  5. catostomins
  6. catotelm
  7. catotelms
  8. Catoto-ogan
  9. catoxtromancy
  10. catpaw
  11. catpaws

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