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单词 mollisol
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Definition of mollisol in English:

mollisol

nounˈmɒlɪsɒl-ˌsôl
Soil Science
  • A soil of an order comprising temperate grassland soils with a dark, humus-rich surface layer containing high concentrations of calcium and magnesium.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These include sand and gravel deposits which are poorly vegetated, sandy entisols which support marshes and bottomland hardwood forests, and mollisols with scattered Bur oaks with prairie grasses and forbs.
    • Soils of this habitat appear to be true mollisols with pH range of 5.7 to 6.7 and very high calcium content.

Origin

1960s: from Latin mollis 'soft' + solum 'ground, soil'.

 
 

Definition of mollisol in US English:

mollisol

noun-ˌsôl
Soil Science
  • A soil of an order comprising temperate grassland soils with a dark, humus-rich surface layer containing high concentrations of calcium and magnesium.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These include sand and gravel deposits which are poorly vegetated, sandy entisols which support marshes and bottomland hardwood forests, and mollisols with scattered Bur oaks with prairie grasses and forbs.
    • Soils of this habitat appear to be true mollisols with pH range of 5.7 to 6.7 and very high calcium content.

Origin

1960s: from Latin mollis ‘soft’ + solum ‘ground, soil’.

 
 
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