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B HORIZON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does B horizon mean? 

B HORIZON (noun)
  The noun B HORIZON has 1 sense:

1. immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soilsplay

  Familiarity information: B HORIZON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


B HORIZON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

B-horizon; B horizon

Instance hypernyms:

soil horizon (a layer in a soil profile)


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