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saprist

saprist noun: a histosol that is primarily made up of highly decomposed organic materials, often called muck.

Noun

saprist (plural saprists)

  1. A histosol that is primarily made up of highly decomposed organic materials, often called muck.

Forms of saprist

pluralsaprists

Origin of saprist

See sapro- (“putrid”).

Questions about saprist

What does saprist mean?
Saprist means a histosol that is primarily made up of highly decomposed organic materials, often called muck.
What part of speech is saprist?
Saprist is a noun.
What is the plural of saprist?
The plural of saprist is saprists.

Words near saprist in the dictionary

  1. sapremia
  2. sapremias
  3. sapremic
  4. sapric
  5. saprine
  6. saprist
  7. saprists
  8. sapro-
  9. saprobe
  10. saprobes
  11. saprobic

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