podzol (redirected from Podsolisation)

pod·zol  (pdzôl) also pod·sol (-sôl)

n.

A leached soil formed mainly in cool, humid climates.

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[Russian : pod, under; see ped- in Indo-European roots + zola, ashes; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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pod·zolic adj.

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podzol  (pdzôl)

Soil that is characterized by an upper dark organic zone overlying a white to gray zone formed by leaching, overlying a reddish-orange zone formed by the deposition of iron oxide, alumina, and organic matter. Podzols form in coniferous areas or under heath in cool, humid climates.

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Noun

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podzol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol soil dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock