Duff

/dʌf/ noun

Definition

decaying organic matter on a forest floor; also British slang for a steamed pudding

Etymology

Possibly from 'dough' or related to obsolete 'duff' meaning 'to make up, fabricate'

Kelly Says

Forest duff is nature's recycling system - all those fallen leaves and twigs break down to feed the next generation of trees!

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