solonetz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium.

Word forms

solonetz solonetzes

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian солонец (solonec, “salt marsh”).

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