podzol
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".
Noun
editpodzol (plural podzols)
- The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
- 2004, Richard John Huggett, Fundamentals of Biogeography, page 319:
- During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.
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editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".
Pronunciation
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Noun
editpodzol m (plural podzols)
Further reading
edit- “podzol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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