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UNDERSOIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does undersoil mean?
• UNDERSOIL (noun)
The noun UNDERSOIL has 1 sense:
1. the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
Familiarity information: UNDERSOIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
subsoil; undersoil
Hypernyms ("undersoil" is a kind of...):
dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)
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