leptosol

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noun

A very shallow soil over hard rock or highly calcareous or stony material.

“Leptosols are unattractive soils for rainfed agriculture because of their inability to hold water.”

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Meanings

nounleptosol (plural leptosols)

plural leptosols

  1. A very shallow soil over hard rock or highly calcareous or stony material.

    Leptosols are unattractive soils for rainfed agriculture because of their inability to hold water.

Origin

From lepto- + -sol.

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Translations

Finnish kalliomaannos
  • kalliomaannossoil type
Cite this entry
APA

leptosol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptosol

MLA

“leptosol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptosol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leptosol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptosol.

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