In australian and british english such material is more usually known as turf and the word sod is limited mainly to agricultural senses.
Definition of sod mat.
Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots 2.
Something or someone considered unpleasant or difficult.
Sod or turf is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by its roots or another piece of thin material.
A piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway by an animals hooves or a golf club type of.
Sod surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots greensward sward turf divot a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway by an animals hooves or a golf club.
Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow especially with reference to its quality or use.