decaying wood
Forest floor fodder
Decaying wood is wood in the process of decomposition, broken down by fungi, bacteria, and insects.
It appears in ecological contexts where dead trees and fallen branches provide habitat for wildlife and return nutrients to soil: The forest floor was covered with decaying wood and leaf litter.
Decaying wood may also describe structural concerns: The porch railing showed signs of decaying wood.
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- dry rotFungal timber deterioration
- fungusSpore-bearing organism
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
bark · dead tree · moss · damp · forest · forest floor · old growth · mulch · termites · beetles · crumbling · earthy · humus · loam · mold · spores · fallen · log
- forest debrisdead leaves, twigs, pine needles, fallen logs, rotting logs
decaying woodpressure-treated wood
Chemically preserved building material
petrified wood · fossilized wood · lacquered wood · hardwood
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