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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It can be identified by looking for indicators like red soil and the presence of ants and scorpions, as well as observing animal behavior.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 10 May 2025
Some are planted, while other pioneer plants naturally grow due to wildlife spreading seeds around the Atlantic Rainforest’s iron-rich red soil, another crucial factor for thriving yerba mate plants.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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.
—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
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 10 May 2025
Some are planted, while other pioneer plants naturally grow due to wildlife spreading seeds around the Atlantic Rainforest’s iron-rich red soil, another crucial factor for thriving yerba mate plants.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for red soil
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“Red soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20soil. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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