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noun
A type of soil that forms in semiarid to semihumid areas, typically under a grassland cover, with deep, high organic matter and a nutrient-enriched surface soil (or horizon).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: US soil taxonomy; soil science; US soil taxonomy; soil science
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History
From Latin mollis (“soft”) and solum (“soil”).
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