planosol

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noun

A soil with a light-coloured, coarse-textured surface horizon that shows signs of periodic water stagnation and abruptly overlies a dense, slowly permeable subsoil with significantly more clay than the surface horizon.

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Meanings

nounplanosol (plural planosols)

plural planosols

  1. A soil with a light-coloured, coarse-textured surface horizon that shows signs of periodic water stagnation and abruptly overlies a dense, slowly permeable subsoil with significantly more clay than the surface horizon.

Origin

From plane + -o- + sol.

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Translations

Finnish pintavesimaannos
  • pintavesimaannossoil type
Cite this entry
APA

planosol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planosol

MLA

“planosol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planosol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planosol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planosol.

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