What does subsoil mean?
Subsoil means The layer of earth that is below the topsoil..
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/ˈsʌbsɔɪl/ · noun
The layer of earth that is below the topsoil..
In the few areas underlain by horizontally bedded limestone, the surface soil is dark gray to black and peatlike, and the subsoil gray and marllike.
Use subsoil when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Subsoil means The layer of earth that is below the topsoil..
Common synonyms include undersoil.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the few areas underlain by horizontally bedded limestone, the surface soil is dark gray to black and peatlike, and the subsoil gray and marllike.
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