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detritus
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   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
detritus
1. a loose mass of stones, silt, etc., worn away from rocks
2. the organic debris formed from the decay of organisms

detritus [də′trīd·əs]
(ecology)
Dead plants and corpses or cast-off parts of various organisms.
(geology)
Any loose material removed directly from rocks and minerals by mechanical means, such as disintegration or abrasion.


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