prairie soil

noun

1. a soil that forms in subhumid, temperate regions with tall grass as native vegetation.

prairie soil

noun

1. a soil type occurring in temperate areas formerly under prairie grasses and characterized by a black A horizon, rich in plant foods

Word History and Origins

Origin of prairie soil¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

Their digging and tunnelling lets dissolving water and disintegrating air into the earth and deepens the prairie soil.

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They picketed the horses, and crept forward on their hands and knees through the soft, muddy prairie soil.

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The trees may then easily be lifted from the loose prairie soil.

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Not one of the ranch "hands" could guide the plow with such precision through the loose prairie soil.

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This heavy plow with an 8-foot beam broke virgin prairie soil.

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