pod·zol
(pŏd′zôl′) also pod·sol (-sôl′)n. A leached soil formed mainly in cool, humid climates.
pod·zol′ic adj.
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podzol
(ˈpɒdzɒl) or podsol
n (Geological Science) a type of soil characteristic of coniferous forest regions having a greyish-white colour in its upper leached layers
[C20: from Russian: ash ground, from pod ground + zola ashes]
podˈzolic, podˈsolic adj
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Noun | 1. | podzol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layerdirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock |
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