sierozem

noun

si·​er·​o·​zem
sē¦erə¦zem
variants or serozem
¦ser-
plural -s
: any of a group of zonal soils that are brownish gray at the surface and lighter colored below, based in a carbonate layer or a hardpan layer, and characteristic of temperate to cool arid regions with mixed shrub vegetation

Word History

Etymology

Russian serozem, from seryĭ gray + zemlya earth; akin to Lithuanian žemė earth, Latin humus

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“Sierozem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sierozem. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

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