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latosol

[ lat-uh-sawl, -sol ]

noun

  1. a reddish lateritic soil of the tropics, deeply weathered and infertile, characterized by hydroxides of iron and aluminum.


latosol

/ lătə-sôl′ /

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Word History and Origins

Origin of latosol1

1945–50; lat- (irregular extracted from Latin later; laterite ) + -o- + -sol

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