entisol

[ en-ti-sawl, -sol ]

noun

1. a fertile soil of recent origin that is distinguished by a lack of horizons and is found worldwide in all climates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of entisol¹

1970–75; ent- (according to the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, initiator of the term, a “meaningless syllable”) + -i- + -sol