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单词 chernozem
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chernozem

[ chur-nuh-zem, chair-; Russian chyir-nuh-zyawm ]
/ ˈtʃɜr nəˌzɛm, ˈtʃɛər-; Russian tʃyɪr nʌˈzyɔm /

noun

a soil common in cool or temperate semiarid climates, very black and rich in humus and carbonates.

Origin of chernozem

1835–45; <Russian chernozëm, equivalent to chërn() black + -o--o- + -zëm, variant, in compounds, of zemlyá earth, land; see humus

Words nearby chernozem

Cherkess Autonomous Region, Chernenko, Chernigov, Chernobyl, Chernovtsy, chernozem, Cherokee, Cherokee rose, Cherokees, cheroot, cherries jubilee
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Example sentences from the Web for chernozem

  • About 20 percent of the agricultural land is of the chernozem type.

    Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
  • Chernozem soils predominate, and the seasonal distribution of rainfall is more propitious than in Walachia.

    Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for chernozem

chernozem

tschernosem

/ (ˈtʃɜːnəʊˌzɛm) /

noun

a black soil, rich in humus and carbonates, in cool or temperate semiarid regions, as the grasslands of Russia

Word Origin for chernozem

from Russian, contraction of chernaya zemlya black earth
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