soil genesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mode of soil formation.
  2. The subdiscipline of soil science that deals with soil genesis, with special reference to the soil-forming factors responsible for development of the solum, or true soil: time, parent material, topography, climate, and organisms.

Word forms

soil genesis
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