What does "podzol" mean?

The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.

What is a synonym for "podzol"?

Common synonyms include: podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol soil.

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Noun

1
The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
"During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths."
2
a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer wordnet

"During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths."

Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".

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