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- Ancient Greek · derived fromχρῆσις“use”
- English todaychresard
From Ancient Greek χρῆσις (khrêsis, “use”) + ἄρδω (árdō, “to water, to irrigate”).
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chresard
Today it means: The portion of the water in a sample of soil that is available to vegetation (e.g. plant roots) Full definition →
Ancient Greek χρῆσις