Peat

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1. Unconsolidated soil material consisting largely of undecomposed or only slightly decomposed organic matter accumulated under conditions of excess moisture.

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Cut and drying peat from a bog in Scotland.
Source: http://smtc.uwyo.edu/coal/swamp/peat.asp