geosol

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English

Etymology

geo- +‎ -sol

Noun

geosol (plural geosols)

  1. (soil science) A buried soil formed in a consistent stratigraphic position.

References

  • 2015, Randall J. Schaetzl, ‎Michael L. Thompson, Soils (page 606).