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desert soil

British

noun

a type of soil developed in arid climates, characterized by a lack of leaching and small humus content

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But they take 400, 500 acres of desert soil …

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2024

After a fire, cheatgrass sprouts quickly, hoarding the small amount of water available in the desert soil and preventing slower-growing native plants from getting the hydration needed to sprout.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

In contrast, the light-colored desert soil, for example, reflects a significant portion of the sunlight back into space, which does not add to the accumulated heat in the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

Using clues preserved in the desert soil, the scientists reconstructed the rise and fall of the Khufu Branch, a now defunct Nile tributary, over the past 8,000 years.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

This desert soil Wants not her hidden lustre, gems and gold; Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise Magnificence; and what can Heaven show more?

From Paradise Lost by Milton, John

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