vegetable matter

Other forms: vegetable matters

Definitions of vegetable matter

1. noun

   matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant
   types:

   peat

   partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

   coal

   fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

   anthracite, anthracite coal, hard coal

   a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

   bituminous coal, soft coal

   rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame

   brown coal, lignite, wood coal

   intermediate between peat and bituminous coal

   steam coal

   coal suitable for use under steam boilers

   type of:

   matter

   that which has mass and occupies space