Meanings
adjectiveedaphic (not comparable)
- not comparablegeographyRelating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.
Thus, temporal inactive geophiles, such as the caterpillars of many butterfly species, only bury in the ground for nymphosis; even so they constitute an important food source for other edaphic species.
2014, John Dighton, Interactions in Soil: Promoting Plant Growth, page 43
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”) + -ic. By surface analysis, edaph- + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan edàfic
- edàficof or relating to soil
Chinese Mandarin 土壤的
- 土壤的of or relating to soil
Finnish edafinen
- edafinenof or relating to soil
French édaphique
- édaphiqueof or relating to soil
German edaphisch
- edaphischof or relating to soil
Hindi मृदीय
- मृदीय (mŕdīya)of or relating to soil
Portuguese edáfico
- edáficoof or relating to soil
Russian по́чвенный
- по́чвенный (póčvennyj)of or relating to soil
Spanish edáfico
- edáficoof or relating to soil
Cite this entry
APA
edaphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edaphic
MLA
“edaphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edaphic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edaphic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edaphic.
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