Meanings
nounfluvisol (plural fluvisols)
plural fluvisols
- A genetically young kind of soil found in alluvial deposits.
Origin
- Latinfluvius“river”
- Englishfluvisol
Borrowed from Latin fluvius (“river”) + -sol.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech fluvizem
- fluvizemsoil type
Finnish jokimaannos
- jokimaannossoil type
Polish mada
- madasoil type
Spanish fluvisol
- fluvisolsoil type
Cite this entry
APA
fluvisol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluvisol
MLA
“fluvisol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluvisol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluvisol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluvisol.
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