podsol

Also pod·zol

[pod-sol, -sawl]

noun

1. spodosol.

Other Word Forms

• podsolic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of podsol¹

1905–10; < Russian podzól, equivalent to pod- under + zol ( á ) ash; -s- perhaps by association with -sol

Example Sentences

In a cool, temperate region with enough rainfall to support dense forest, an entirely different type of soil develops: a podsol.�

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