detritus

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Latin detritus (pieces worn away), from detere.

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Singular
detritus

Plural
usually uncountable; plural detritus or detrita

detritus (usually uncountable; plural detritus or detrita)

  1. (countable, chiefly geological) pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
  2. (biology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
  3. debris or fragments of disintegrated material
    2001. "But of course: no clutter. No newspapers, no renegade scraps of domestic detritus, no rubber bands, paper clips, coupons, pens or pencils, notebooks, magazines. No knives. Where were the knives?" — Chip Kidd. The Cheese Monkeys

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