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pod·zol
(pŏd′zôl′) also pod·sol (-sôl′)n.
A leached soil formed mainly in cool, humid climates.
[Russian : pod, under; see ped- in Indo-European roots + zola, ashes; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]
pod·zol′ic adj.
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podzol
(ˈpɒdzɒl) orpodsol
n
(Geological Science) a type of soil characteristic of coniferous forest regions having a greyish-white colour in its upper leached layers
[C20: from Russian: ash ground, from pod ground + zola ashes]
podˈzolic, podˈsolic adj
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| Noun | 1. |  podzol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer |
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