chresard
/ˈkɹiːˌsɑː(ɹ)d/
chresard noun: the portion of the water in a sample of soil that is available to vegetation (e.g. plant roots).
Noun
chresard (plural chresards)
- The portion of the water in a sample of soil that is available to vegetation (e.g. plant roots)
- As in the previous series the chresard decreased progressively with the density, but the correspondence with depth was less consistent.1929, Frederic Clements, Plant Competition: An Analysis of Community Functions, page 238
- The soil is typically light and sandy, and the oaks are relicts from a moist phase of the climatic cycle that have been able to maintain themselves against the competition of the grasses by virtue of the favored chresard of the sandy soil.2008, Susan Merriweather Harris, The Western Cross Timbers: Scenario of the Past, Outcome for the Future, page 12
chresard meaning in Tamil
chresard in Tamil
- உள்ளீரம்
Antonyms of chresard
Forms of chresard
| plural | chresards |
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Origin of chresard
From Ancient Greek χρῆσις (khrêsis, “use”) + ἄρδω (árdō, “to water, to irrigate”).
Questions about chresard
- What does chresard mean?
- Chresard means the portion of the water in a sample of soil that is available to vegetation (e.g. plant roots).
- What is chresard in Tamil?
- Chresard in Tamil is உள்ளீரம். See Chresard meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chresard?
- Chresard is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chresard?
- Chresard is pronounced /ˈkɹiːˌsɑː(ɹ)d/.
- What is the plural of chresard?
- The plural of chresard is chresards.
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