pegassy

comparative more pegassy · superlative most pegassy

1. soil scienceCharacterised by the presence of pegasse; peaty.

   It is recommended that each Estate should lay down 100 acres under the system as soon as the necessary equipment is available, and that the trial areas should include frontland, pegassy and riverside soils.

   1947, P.E. Turner, Yields of plant cane and sugar in cultivation experiments, page 25

   Synonyms: peaty