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desert soil

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
de-sert -soil
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soil variety typically found in arid climates, usually with little leaching and minimal humus content. Referred to as an "aridisol" in the nomenclature of the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

desert soils (plural)

Synonyms

desertic soil

Questions

What does desert soil mean?
A soil variety typically found in arid climates, usually with little leaching and minimal humus content. Referred to as an "aridisol" in the nomenclature of the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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