terra rossan.

/ˈtɛrə ˈrɒsə/

Etymology: < Italian, = red earth.

A reddish soil occurring on limestone in Mediterranean climates (see also quot. 1938).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [noun] > red or leached soil

red eartheOE

red landc1250

minium1613

Armenian bole1621

red loam1707

red soil1817

terra rossa1882

1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. 458 Fuchs believes that the ‘terra rossa’ is only present in dry climates where the amount of humus is small.

1938 U.S. Dept. Agric. Yearbk. 991 Many writers have preferred to limit Terra Rossa to soils developed on limestones, while some would have it include any red soil in a Mediterranean climate... At present its only distinction lies in its color.

1955 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 21 53 Most brown-earths are characteristic of deciduous forests, chernozems of steppe, and terra rossas of Mediterranean forests on limestone.

1975 Nature 14 Aug. 566/1 Further evidence for the role of climate is provided by the fact that the limestone soils from Apulia, the Orbetello region and the southern Apennines, which are mainly of the red Mediterranean type (that is, terra rossa) exhibit higher percentage conversions than those from the Central Apennines which are mainly rendzinas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	terra rossa
释义	terra rossan. /ˈtɛrə ˈrɒsə/ Etymology: < Italian, = red earth. A reddish soil occurring on limestone in Mediterranean climates (see also quot. 1938). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [noun] > red or leached soil red eartheOE red landc1250 minium1613 Armenian bole1621 red loam1707 red soil1817 terra rossa1882 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. 458 Fuchs believes that the ‘terra rossa’ is only present in dry climates where the amount of humus is small. 1938 U.S. Dept. Agric. Yearbk. 991 Many writers have preferred to limit Terra Rossa to soils developed on limestones, while some would have it include any red soil in a Mediterranean climate... At present its only distinction lies in its color. 1955 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 21 53 Most brown-earths are characteristic of deciduous forests, chernozems of steppe, and terra rossas of Mediterranean forests on limestone. 1975 Nature 14 Aug. 566/1 Further evidence for the role of climate is provided by the fact that the limestone soils from Apulia, the Orbetello region and the southern Apennines, which are mainly of the red Mediterranean type (that is, terra rossa) exhibit higher percentage conversions than those from the Central Apennines which are mainly rendzinas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1882
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