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spodosol
(spod|osol)
Pronunciation:
/ˈspɒdə(ʊ)sɒl/
noun
Soil Science
a soil of an order characterized by a spodic horizon and including most podzols.
Origin:
1960s
: from Greek
spodos
'ashes'
+
-sol
+ Latin
solum
'soil'
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