English Explanatory Dictionary

podzol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.

Word forms

podzol podzols

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".

Related words

podzolize podzolization

Derived words

podzolic podzolisation
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