detritus vs leaf litter

detritus

noun
  • Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals. 

  • Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material. 

  • Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion. 

leaf litter

noun
  • Dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground and may be used by animals as habitat or for nest-building, eventually decomposing and releasing nutrients into the soil. 

How often have the words detritus and leaf litter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )