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edaphology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
edaphol-o-gy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”) + -logy. By surface analysis, edapho- + log + -y or edaph- + -olog + -y or edaph- + -o- + log + -y.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

edaphoecological edaphologic edaphological edaphologist agrology pedology

Questions

What does edaphology mean?
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
Where does edaphology come from?
From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”) + -logy. By surface analysis, edapho- + log + -y or edaph- + -olog + -y or edaph- + -o- + log + -y.

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