Sierozem Definition
sī-ĕrə-zĕm, sē-ĕrə-zhôm
noun
Any of a group of soils found in cool to temperate arid regions that is brownish gray at the surface with a lighter layer below and is based in a carbonate or hardpan layer.
American Heritage
Origin of Sierozem
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Russian serozem seryĭ gray Old Russian zemĭ earth dhghem- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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