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podsol

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pod·zol  (pdzôl) also pod·sol (-sôl)
n.
A leached soil formed mainly in cool, humid climates.
[Russian : pod, under; see ped- in Indo-European roots + zola, ashes; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
pod·zolic adj.
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Noun1.podsol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetationpodsol - 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
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Die stratigraphische Abfolge besteht aus einer dunnen Oberbodenschicht, unter der ein Podsol aus grauem Sand von etwa 0,1 m Starke liegt, darunter folgt die bis zu 0,2 m dicke Kulturschicht aus orangefarbenem Sand mit stark rot gefarbten Linsen.
Neue AMS-Daten zur fruhneolithischen Keramikentwicklung in der ... by Piezonka, Henny / Estonian Journal of Archaeology
In a right-wing magazine reviewing Mandy's The Blair Revolution Revisited, he writes: ``Undaunted, the author ploughs on through the political podsol.
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