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gleys

gleys is the plural of gley.

Meaning of gley

Noun

gley (plural gleys)

  1. (soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.
    Synonyms:
    gleysol, gleisol

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Words that rhyme with gleys

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Questions about gleys

What is gleys the plural of?
Gleys is the plural of gley.

Words near gleys in the dictionary

  1. gleyed
  2. gleyic
  3. gleying
  4. gleyosol
  5. gleyosols
  6. gleys
  7. gleysoil
  8. gleysoils
  9. gleysol
  10. gleysolic
  11. gleysols

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