histosols
histosols is the plural of histosol.
Meaning of histosol
Noun
histosol (plural histosols)
- A soil comprised primarily of organic materials.
- Unlike other soil orders, Histosols are not considered primarily mineral, but organic. They are commonly called bog, moor, peat, or muck; they are last in the list of soil orders, last in areal importance, and have been given the least amount of attention in the more recent soil classification...1989, Donald Steila, Thomas E. Pond, The Geography of Soils: Formation, Distribution, and Management, 2nd edition, page 173
- Synonyms:
- organosol
Questions about histosols
- What is histosols the plural of?
- Histosols is the plural of histosol.
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