vadose

(vā′dōs′)

adjective

designating or of water that clings to solid matter in an unsaturated zone between the earth's surface and the water table

Origin: < L vadosus, shallow < vadum, shallow place, ford, akin to vadere, to go: for IE base see wade

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adjective

Of, relating to, or being water that is located in the zone of aeration in the earth's crust above the ground water level.

Origin:

Origin: Latin vadōsus, shallow

Origin: , from vadum, a shallow, ford

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