noun
Meaning 1
The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
podzol
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noun
Meaning 2
a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: podzol soil, podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soil, dirt
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: podsoli — soil type
- German: Podsol — soil type
- Polish: bielica — soil type
- Russian: подзо́л (podzól) — soil type