red soil
noun
: any of a group of zonal soils that develop in a warm temperate moist climate under deciduous or mixed forests and that have thin organic and organic-mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on a red horizon marked by illuviation
called also red podzolic soil
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Soon, advertising billboards begin to appear over the fertile red soil, offering sleek two- and three-bedroom apartments in glossy complexes that look like stock photos of an American suburb.
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Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
When developing the Petite Boutique in New York’s SoHo last year, it was realized that the building’s red bricks were similar to the red soil used to build houses and make pottery in Oman.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
In some places, red soils comprised of calcareous clay are rich in iron oxides that lend a bright red color as well as impressive weight and structure to the wines.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
But the view of the rolling red soil outside gave the game away: The Klein Jan dining room is actually situated on South Africa’s Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, a wilderness populated by lions and rhinos, cheetahs and buffalo.
—Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2024
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Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
When developing the Petite Boutique in New York’s SoHo last year, it was realized that the building’s red bricks were similar to the red soil used to build houses and make pottery in Oman.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
In some places, red soils comprised of calcareous clay are rich in iron oxides that lend a bright red color as well as impressive weight and structure to the wines.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
But the view of the rolling red soil outside gave the game away: The Klein Jan dining room is actually situated on South Africa’s Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, a wilderness populated by lions and rhinos, cheetahs and buffalo.
—Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Red soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20soil. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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