Panspot

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An area where hard clay or similar material lies close to the surface in a shallow depression, limiting the ability of the ground to absorb water.

    "The landscape of a panspot range site is undulating and made up of not less than two unlike soils. Soils occupying the panspot have a dispersed surface, and rate of water intake is very low."

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"The landscape of a panspot range site is undulating and made up of not less than two unlike soils. Soils occupying the panspot have a dispersed surface, and rate of water intake is very low."

Etymology

From pan + spot.

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