- cher|no|zem
- cher|no|zem «CHEHR nuh zehm, chehr nuh ZYM», noun.a grassland soil having a rich, black upper layer of topsoil and a lower layer of lime.╂[< Russian chernozëm < chërnyj black + zemlja land, soil]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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cher — blu·cher; cher·e·mis; cher·e·thim; cher·e·thite; cher·i·moya; cher·ish; cher·ish·ing·ly; cher·kess; cher; cher·mes; cher·mi·dae; cher·na; cher·ne·vi·ye; cher·nov·tsy; cher·no·zem; cher·o·kee; cher·so·nese; cher·syd·ri·dae; cher·ty; cher·ub;… … English syllables
zem — ap·o·zem; bru·ni·zem; cher·no·zem; schwart·zem·berg·ite; si·er·o·zem; zem·mi; dil·ti·a·zem; ap·o·zem·i·cal; cher·no·zem·ic; zem·ni; … English syllables
chernozem — cher·no·zem … English syllables
chernozemic — cher·no·zem·ic … English syllables
tchernosem — /cher no zem /, n. chernozem. * * * … Universalium
tschernosem — /cher neuh zem /; Russ. /chyirdd nu zyawm /, n. chernozem. Also, tschernozem, tshernosem. * * * … Universalium
chernozem — cher•no•zem [[t]ˈtʃɜr nəˌzɛm, ˈtʃɛər [/t]] n. agr. gel a soil common in cool or temperate semiarid climates, black and rich in humus and carbonates • Etymology: 1835–45; < Russ < chërn(yĭ) black +zemlyá earth … From formal English to slang
tchernosem — /cher no zem /, n. chernozem … Useful english dictionary
tschernosem — /cher neuh zem /; Russ. /chyirdd nu zyawm /, n. chernozem. Also, tschernozem, tshernosem … Useful english dictionary
chernozem — [cher′nə zem΄, cher′ nəzyôm΄] n. [Russ < chernyi, black + zemlya, earth: for IE base see HOMAGE] a black topsoil, rich in humus and lime, found in grasslands of central European Russia … English World dictionary
