lithosol









lithosol


lithosol [lith-uh-sawl, -sol] Word Origin noun

  1. a group of shallow soils lacking well-defined horizons, especially an entisol consisting of partially weathered rock fragments, usually on steep slopes.

Origin of lithosol First recorded in 1935–40; litho- + -sol British Dictionary definitions for lithosol lithosol noun

  1. mainly US a type of azonal soil consisting chiefly of unweathered or partly weathered rock fragments, usually found on steep slopes

Word Origin for lithosol C20: from litho- + Latin solum soil

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