Histosol
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Histosol is a noun meaning (soil science) A soil comprised primarily of organic materials.
Meaning
(soil science) A soil comprised primarily of organic materials.
Example Sentences
Histosols comprise soils formed in organic material.
Between 10 and 15Mha of land in the United States are classified as histosols or organic soils (peat), mostly occurring in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Florida (Lal et al., 2003; Morgan et al., 2010).
Word Forms
- histosols
Synonyms for histosol
Depending on context, synonyms include organosol, peat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hemist, histel, histoscore, humine, histiotroph, holard.
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