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edaphology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”) + -logy. By surface analysis, edapho- + log + -y or edaph- + -olog + -y or edaph- + -o- + log + -y.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: edafologia — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土壤生态学 (tǔrǎngshēngtàixué) — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Esperanto: edafologio — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Finnish: edafologia — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • French: édaphologie — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Galician: edafoloxía — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Gujarati: માટીવિશેષજ્ઞાન (māṭīviśeṣajñān) — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Hindi: मिट्टीविशेषज्ञान (miṭṭīviśeṣajñān) — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Irish: eidifeolaíocht — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Italian: edafologia — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Korean: 농림토양학 (nongnimtoyanghak) — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Marathi: मातीविशेषज्ञान (mātīviśeṣajñān) — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Portuguese: edafologia — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Punjabi: ਮਿੱਟੀਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਗਿਆਨ (miṭṭīviśeśgiāna) — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices
  • Spanish: edafología — ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices