podzol
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noun \ˈpäd-ˌzȯl\Definition of PODZOL
: any of a group of zonal soils that develop in a moist climate especially under coniferous or mixed forest and have an organic mat and a thin organic-mineral layer above a light gray leached layer resting on a dark horizon that is marked by illuviation and enriched with amorphous clay
— pod·zol·ic \päd-ˈzä-lik, -ˈzȯ-\ adjective
Variants of PODZOL
pod·zol also pod·sol \ˈpäd-ˌzȯl\
Origin of PODZOL
Russian
First Known Use: 1908
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