brunizem

American  

[broo-nuh-zem] / ˈbru nəˌzɛm /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of brunizem

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