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podsol

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[pod-sol, -sawl] / ˈpɒd sɒl, -sɔl /
Also podzol

noun

  1. spodosol.


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Origin of podsol

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

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Figure 5.16 Soil horizons in a podsol from a site in northeastern Scotland.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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