PODZOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does podzol mean? 

• PODZOL (noun)
  The noun PODZOL has 1 sense:

1. a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer

  Familiarity information: PODZOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PODZOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

podsol; podsol soil; podsolic soil; podzol; podzol soil

Hypernyms ("podzol" is a kind of...):

dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)