solum

[ soh-luhm ]

/ ˈsoʊ ləm /

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Definition of solum

noun, plural so·la

[soh-luh], /ˈsoʊ lə/, so·lums.

the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.

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Origin of solum

1820–30; <Latin: base, bottom; see sole²

Words nearby solum

solubility test, solubilize, soluble, soluble glass, soluble RNA, solum, solunar, solus, solute, solution, solution mining

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How to use solum in a sentence

Viri sexto et octogesimo anno non solum potentes inventi sunt sed etiam liberos generaverunt.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Solum, præter oleam vitemque et cætera calidioribus terris oriri sueta, patiens frugum, fæcundum.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
I gin mars jedge my solum wurd dat I wudn't woice dat diffikilt twixt me und him to man nur cattle beastis nudder.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
The Dutch perhaps owe the existence of part at least of their country, to the sowing of it on the mobile solum, their sand-banks.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

Hic non solum proximo regi dissimilis, sed ferocior etiam Romulo fuit.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

British Dictionary definitions for solum

solum

/ (ˈsəʊləm) /

noun plural -lums or -la (-lə)

the upper layers of the soil profile, affected by climate and vegetation

Word Origin for solum

C19: New Latin from Latin: the ground

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Scientific definitions for solum

solum

[ sō′ləm ]

Plural sola solums

The upper layers of a soil profile in which soil formation occurs. The A and B horizons in an ABC soil are part of the solum.