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epipedon

epipedon noun: a horizon that forms near the soil surface.

Noun

epipedon (plural epipedons)

  1. (soil science) A horizon that forms near the soil surface

Forms of epipedon

pluralepipedons

Origin of epipedon

From epi- + pedon.

Questions about epipedon

What does epipedon mean?
Epipedon means a horizon that forms near the soil surface.
What part of speech is epipedon?
Epipedon is a noun.
What is the plural of epipedon?
The plural of epipedon is epipedons.

Words near epipedon in the dictionary

  1. epiparasitism
  2. epiparietal
  3. epiparietals
  4. epiparietosquamosal
  5. epipastic
  6. epipedon
  7. epipedons
  8. epipelagial
  9. epipelagic
  10. epipelagic zone
  11. epipelagically

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