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B HORIZON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does B horizon mean?
• B HORIZON (noun)
The noun B HORIZON has 1 sense:
1. immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
Familiarity information: B HORIZON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
B-horizon; B horizon
Instance hypernyms:
soil horizon (a layer in a soil profile)
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