gley

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1920s, from Ukrainian глей (hlej), clayey soil), from Proto-Slavic *glĭjĭ < *gli-jo-. Cognate of clay.

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gley

Plural
gleys

gley (plural gleys)

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

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