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PODSOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does podsol mean?
• PODSOL (noun)
The noun PODSOL has 1 sense:
1. a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
Familiarity information: PODSOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
podsol; podsol soil; podsolic soil; podzol; podzol soil
Hypernyms ("podsol" is a kind of...):
dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)
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