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edaphic definition

edaph·ic (ē daf′ik, i-)

adjective

Ecol. pertaining to the chemical and physical characteristics of the soil, without reference to climate

Etymology: < Gr edaphos, soil, earth, bottom (prob. < or akin to hedos, seat, chair < IE *sedos- < base *sed-, sit) + -ic

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