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ultisol

Syllabification: (ul·ti·sol)
Definition of ultisol

noun

Soil Science
  • a highly weathered leached red or reddish-yellow acid soil with a clay-rich B horizon (subsoil), occurring in warm, humid climates.

Origin:

1960s: from ultimate + Latin solum 'soil'

ultisol in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ultisol in the British & World English dictionary