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chernozem
[ chur-nuh-zem, chair-; Russian chyir-nuh-zyawm ]
/ ˈtʃɜr nəˌzɛm, ˈtʃɛər-; Russian tʃyɪr nʌˈzyɔm /
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noun
a soil common in cool or temperate semiarid climates, very black and rich in humus and carbonates.
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chernozem
tschernosem
/ (ˈtʃɜːnəʊˌzɛm) /
noun
a black soil, rich in humus and carbonates, in cool or temperate semiarid regions, as the grasslands of Russia
Word Origin for chernozem
from Russian, contraction of chernaya zemlya black earth
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