podzol
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".
Noun
podzol (plural podzols)
- The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
- 2004, Richard John Huggett, Fundamentals of Biogeography, page 319:
- During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.
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Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".
Pronunciation
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Noun
podzol m (plural podzols)
Further reading
- “podzol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian подзол (podzol).
Noun
podzol n (plural podzoluri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | podzol | podzolul | podzoluri | podzolurile | |
| genitive-dative | podzol | podzolului | podzoluri | podzolurilor | |
| vocative | podzolule | podzolurilor | |||