podsol
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- podsolic adjective
Etymology
Origin of podsol
1905–10; < Russian podzól, equivalent to pod- under + zol ( á ) ash; -s- perhaps by association with -sol
Example Sentences
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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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