Bible Dictionaries
Detritus

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.

(2):

(n.) Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Detritus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/detritus.html. 1828.