rendzina

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noun

A dark soil that sometimes develops under grass on limestone and chalk.

OriginPolish rędzina ← Proto-Slavic *rǫdina →
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Meanings

nounrendzina (plural rendzinas)

plural rendzinas

  1. A dark soil that sometimes develops under grass on limestone and chalk.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*rǫdina
  2. Polishrędzina
  3. Englishrendzina

Borrowed from Polish rędzina.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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