solums
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PÉDOLOGIE — La pédologie est définie essentiellement par son objet: c’est la science des sols, de même que la géologie est la science des roches constituant la croûte terrestre et la biologie la science des êtres vivants. C’est l’étude des propriétés et du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
solum — noun (plural sola or solums) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, ground, soil Date: 1928 the altered layer of soil above the parent material that includes the A and B horizons … New Collegiate Dictionary
solum — /soh leuhm/, n., pl. sola / leuh/, solums. the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon. [1820 30; < L: base, bottom; see SOLE2] * * * … Universalium
solum — /ˈsoʊləm/ (say sohluhm) noun (plural solums or sola / la/) the upper layers of a soil profile in which topsoil formation occurs in response to climate and vegetation. {New Latin, from Latin solum ground} …
solum — [sō′ləm] n. pl. solums or sola [sō′lə] [ModL < L, base, soil] the altered soil or material overlying the parent material, often including the A horizon and the B horizon … English World dictionary
