Solum

//ˈsoʊləm// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes; the upper layers of a soil profile that are affected by climate.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From Latin solum (“base, bottom; soil”). Doublet of soil.

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