mollisol

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noun

A type of soil that forms in semiarid to semihumid areas, typically under a grassland cover, with deep, high organic matter and a nutrient-enriched surface soil (or horizon).

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Meanings

nounmollisol (plural mollisols)

plural mollisols

  1. US soil taxonomy; soil science; US soil taxonomy; soil scienceA type of soil that forms in semiarid to semihumid areas, typically under a grassland cover, with deep, high organic matter and a nutrient-enriched surface soil (or horizon).

Origin

  1. Latinmollis“soft”
  2. Englishmollisol

From Latin mollis (“soft”) and solum (“soil”).

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Translations

Catalan mol·lisol
  • mol·lisolsoil type
Chinese Mandarin 暗沃土, 黑沃土
  • 暗沃土 (ànwòtǔ)soil type
  • 黑沃土 (hēiwòtǔ)soil type
  • 鬆軟土 /松软土 (sōngruǎntǔ)soil type
Finnish multamaannos
  • multamaannossoil type
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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