podzol

podzol Definition

pod·zol (päd′zäl′, -zôl′)

noun

a type of light-colored, relatively infertile soil, poor in lime and iron, found typically in coniferous forests in cool, humid regions

Etymology: < Russ podzol

podzol Related Forms

pod·zol′ic (-zäl′ik) adjective

podzol Usage Examples

Converse of object

develop: The dominant soils of the Moray Firth area are podzols developed on coarse, acid parent materials.

Adjective modifier

peaty: Peat, brown forest soil and peaty podzols derived from greywackes and shales are the major soils types in the Bladnoch catchment.
acidic: Soils are mostly acidic podzols in different stages of developement.

Noun used with modifier

iron: This has yielded a bouldery, acidic, imperfectly drained iron podzol type soil.

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