Found 2 items, similar to Detritus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: detritus detritus n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble] 2: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
English → English (gcide) Definition: Detritus Detritus \De*tri"tus\, n. [F. d['e]tritus, fr. L. detritus, p. p. of deterere. See Detriment.] 1. (Geol.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus. [1913 Webster] Note: For large portions, the word d['e]bris is used. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration. [1913 Webster] The mass of detritus of which modern languages are composed. --Farrar. [1913 Webster]