undecayed

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There Dr. Smith found his fish, rank but undecayed, on Trader Hunt's little ship.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pagans also believed that the bodies of the dead rested not, neither were they safe from magical evocations, so long as they remained unconsumed by fire, or undecayed underground.

From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Christmas, Henry

The best contains some undecayed organic matter such as leaf-mold or partly decayed sods and some sand.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

When blown sands invade a forest and the deposit is rapidly accumulated, the trees are often buried in an undecayed condition.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate

With these may come away some undecayed fibres, which make excellent material for laying over the crocks at the bottom of each pot.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons