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spodosol

spod·o·sol
S s

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spod-uh-sawl, -sol]
    • /ˈspɒd əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spod-uh-sawl, -sol]
    • /ˈspɒd əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl/

Definitions of spodosol word

  • noun spodosol an acidic forest soil of low fertility, common to the cool, humid areas of North America and Eurasia. 1
  • noun spodosol a type of ashy soil 0

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Origin of spodosol

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
1955-60; < Greek spodó(s) wood ash + -sol

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Parts of speech for Spodosol

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spodosol popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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