Meanings
plural podzols
- The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.
2004, Richard John Huggett, Fundamentals of Biogeography, page 319
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Russianподзо́л
- Englishpodzol
Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".
More words from Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish podsoli
- podsolisoil type
German Podsol
- Podsolsoil type
Polish bielica
- bielicasoil type
Russian подзо́л
- подзо́л (podzól)soil type
Cite this entry
podzol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/podzol
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