podzol
podzol noun: the typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
Noun
podzol (plural podzols)
- The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
- During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.2004, Richard John Huggett, Fundamentals of Biogeography, page 319
podzol meaning in Tamil
podzol in Tamil
- சாம்பல் வனமண்
Forms of podzol
| plural | podzols |
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Origin of podzol
Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".
Words formed from podzol
Questions about podzol
- What does podzol mean?
- Podzol means the typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
- What is podzol in Tamil?
- Podzol in Tamil is சாம்பல் வனமண். See Podzol meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is podzol?
- Podzol is a noun.
- What is the plural of podzol?
- The plural of podzol is podzols.
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