brunizem

[ broo-nuh-zem ]

/ ˈbru nəˌzɛm /

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noun

one of the great soil groups of a classification system no longer in general use; would be equivalent to a suborder of the mollisol group.

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Origin of brunizem

1950–55; <Late Latin brūn(us) brown (<Germanic; see brown) + -i- + (cherno)zem

Words nearby brunizem

brunette, brunfelsia, brung, Brunhild, Brüning, brunizem, Brünn, Brunner, Brunner's gland, Brünnhilde, Brunn's membrane