desert soil

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

However, many ecosystems are neglected in conservation strategies simply because of the absence of larger organisms, for instance desert soil crusts, glaciers, or unusual geological formations.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2012

Small yearnings are openings in the reservoir of your inner peace, permitting healing waters to be wasted in the desert soil of materialism.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa