solum

[ soh-luhm ]

noun

, plural so·la [soh, -l, uh], so·lums.

1. the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.

solum

/ ˈsəʊləm /

noun

1. the upper layers of the soil profile, affected by climate and vegetation

solum

/ sō′ləm /

, Plural sola

1. The upper layers of a soil profile in which soil formation occurs. The A and B horizons in an ABC soil are part of the solum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of solum¹

1820–30; < Latin: base, bottom; sole ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of solum¹

C19: New Latin from Latin: the ground

Example Sentences

Viri sexto et octogesimo anno non solum potentes inventi sunt sed etiam liberos generaverunt.

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Solum, præter oleam vitemque et cætera calidioribus terris oriri sueta, patiens frugum, fæcundum.

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I gin mars jedge my solum wurd dat I wudn't woice dat diffikilt twixt me und him to man nur cattle beastis nudder.

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The Dutch perhaps owe the existence of part at least of their country, to the sowing of it on the mobile solum, their sand-banks.

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Hic non solum proximo regi dissimilis, sed ferocior etiam Romulo fuit.

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