What part of speech is detritus?

Detritus can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. detritus is a noun.

Inflections

Noun

What does detritus mean?

Definitions

Noun

detritus - loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
detritus - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Examples of detritus

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1. noun Plants' source of nutrients is the soil, and the most nutrient rich soil is detritus, a stew of decaying organic matter from a variety of sources.
2. noun Plants' source of nutrients is the soil, and the most nutrient rich soil is detritus, a stew of decaying organic matter from a variety of sources.
Sentence  
noun
Plants' source of nutrients is the soil, and the most nutrient rich soil is detritus, a stew of decaying organic matter from a variety of sources.
Plants' source of nutrients is the soil, and the most nutrient rich soil is detritus, a stew of decaying organic matter from a variety of sources.

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