vegetable matter

English Thesaurus

1. matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	matter,
definition	:	that which has mass and occupies space (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	peat,
definition	:	partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	coal,
definition	:	fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period (noun.substance)