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planosol

British

/ ˈpleɪnəˌsɒl /

noun

a type of intrazonal soil of humid or subhumid uplands having a strongly leached upper layer overlying a clay hardpan

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Etymology

Origin of planosol

C20: from Latin _plano- + solum soil

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