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holard

/ˈhɒˌlɑː(ɹ)d/

holard noun: the total water content of a sample of soil.

Noun

holard (plural holards)

  1. (dated) The total water content of a sample of soil
    • Methods of determining the holard are so numerous and so simple as to need little comment.1916, Frederic Clements, Plant Succession: An Analysis of the Development of Vegetation, page 439
    • The holard of clays ranges from 20 to 60 per cent during the growing season.1929, Harvey Stallard, Secondary Succession in the Climax Forest Formations of Northern Minnesota, page 506

Forms of holard

pluralholards

Origin of holard

From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + ἄρδω (árdō, “to water, to irrigate”).

Questions about holard

What does holard mean?
Holard means the total water content of a sample of soil.
What part of speech is holard?
Holard is a noun.
How do you pronounce holard?
Holard is pronounced /ˈhɒˌlɑː(ɹ)d/.
What is the plural of holard?
The plural of holard is holards.

Words near holard in the dictionary

  1. HOLAP
  2. holarchies
  3. holarchy
  4. holarctic
  5. holarctically
  6. holard
  7. holards
  8. Holargos
  9. holarosine
  10. holaspid
  11. holaspidean

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