alfisol

[ al-fuh-sawl, -sol ]

/ ˈæl fəˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /

noun

a fertile soil of humid regions that occurs worldwide, especially where native broadleaf forests were established, and is highly productive for agriculture.

Nearby words

alfaro, alfheim, alfie, alfieri, alfilaria, alfisol, alfonso i, alfonso v, alfonso vi, alfonso x, alfonso xii

Origin of alfisol

1970–75; alf- (according to the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, initiator of the term, a “meaningless syllable”) + -i- + -sol