black earth

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noun

another name for chernozem

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Words nearby black earth

black disc, black disease, black dog, black duck, black dwarf, black earth, black economy, blacken, blackened, Black English, Blackett

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How to use black earth in a sentence

"The black earth bore Pelasgus on the high wooded hills," says an ancient line of Asius.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
Oh, how long will it take before this black earth of ours shall change its color?
Morality Without God|M. M. Mangasarian
We did not see enough black earth in Provincetown to fill a flower-pot, unless in the swamps.
Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau
Her step was noiseless on the soft, black earth, and soon she came close enough to see Elnora.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter

Reuchlin also gave young Schwartzerd the name of Melanchthon, which is the Greek word for his own name, (black earth).
The Life of Philip Melanchthon|Karl Friedrich Ledderhose