planosol

noun

plan·​o·​sol

ˈplanəˌsȯl

plural -s

: an intrazonal group of soils with strongly leached upper layer over a compacted clay or silt that is developed on smooth flat uplands in cool to warm humid to subhumid regions

Word History

Etymology

plan- entry 2 + Latin solum ground, soil

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