podsol (redirected from Spodosol)

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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Noun

1.

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