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zonal soil — noun 1. : a major soil group often classified as a category of the highest rank and generally covering a wide geographic region or zone and embracing soils that are well developed from the parent material by the normal soil forming action of… … Useful english dictionary
zonal soil profile — The normal horizontal distribution of soil zone [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
zonal soil — /zoʊnəl ˈsɔɪl/ (say zohnuhl soyl) noun one of a group of mature soils in the formation of which climate and vegetation have played a dominant part …
zonal — [zō′nəl] adj. 1. of or having to do with a zone or zones 2. formed or divided in zones; zoned 3. designating a kind of soil having a permanent type of profile, determined largely by the influence of the prevailing climate and vegetation zonally… … English World dictionary
zonal — adjective Date: 1867 1. of, relating to, affecting, or having the form of a zone < a zonal boundary > 2. of, relating to, or being a soil or a major soil group marked by well developed characteristics that are determined primarily by the action… … New Collegiate Dictionary
1938 USDA soil taxonomy — The 1938 USDA soil taxonomy was a soil classification system adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture, now obsolete. The classification system used previously was developed and published in 1936 by C.F. Marbut, who was chief of the… … Wikipedia
intrazonal soil — noun 1. : a major soil group classified as a category of the highest rank and including soils with more or less well developed soil characteristics determined by relatively local factors (as the nature of the parent material) that prevail over… … Useful english dictionary
azonal soil — noun 1. : a major soil group often classified as a category of the highest rank and embracing soils that lack well developed horizons because of immaturity or other factors that have prevented their development compare intrazonal soil, zonal soil … Useful english dictionary
desert soil — noun a type of soil that develops in arid climates • Syn: ↑desertic soil • Hypernyms: ↑soil, ↑dirt * * * noun : any of a group of zonal soils that develop under sparse shrub vegetation in warm to cool arid climates and have a light colored… … Useful english dictionary
prairie soil — noun a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates • Hypernyms: ↑soil, ↑dirt * * * noun : a zonal group of soils developed in a temperate relatively humid climate under tall grass and characterized by a dark brown or grayish brown… … Useful english dictionary
