brown earth

noun

: any of a group of intrazonal soils developed in temperate humid regions under deciduous forests and characterized by a dark brown mull horizon that grades through lighter colored soil

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brown earth was in 1932

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“Brown earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20earth. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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