Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
leaf mould
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Cultivation: The planting medium should consist of clay, peat, loam or leaf mould and a good layer of sand.
▪ In this country, experiments are continuing with sticky goo to counteract the slippery leaf mould.
▪ Madra tripped and fell headlong in the leaf mould, and in an instant their pursuers were upon her.
▪ One sensed that the canopy had been wasted slowly by the powers of fungus and leaf mould.
▪ Plant this shrub in an open position and mulch with peat or leaf mould.
WordNet
Usage examples of "leaf mould".
Plant the crowns about 6 inches apart and work fine, rich soil, with some leaf mould if possible, in between.
She buried her face in the leaf mould and tried to still her trembling.
The little man's skinny body was as cold and wet as a trout taken from a mountain stream and he smelled of herbs and leaf mould and wild things.