Meanings
nounserozem (countable and uncountable, plural serozems)
plural serozems
- countableuncountablea grey soil containing a low percentage of humus (around 1% to 3%)
With progress of soil formation, the position of the soils within the serozem belt becomes less and less significant.
1968, Elena Vsevolodovna Lobova, Viktor Abramovich Kovda, editors, Geography and Classification of Soils of Asia, Israel Program for Scientific Translations, page 44
Origin
- Russianсерозём
- Englishserozem
Borrowed from Russian серозём (serozjóm, literally “grey soil”).
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Polish szaroziem, szaraczek
- szaroziemblack-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus
- szaraczekblack-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus
Romanian seroziom
- seroziomblack-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus
Russian серозём
- серозём (serozjóm)black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus
Ukrainian сірозе́м
- сірозе́м (sirozém)black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus
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