solum

noun

solum

noun

UK /ˈsəʊləm/ · CA, US /ˈsoʊləm/

Etymology From Latin solum (“base, bottom; soil”). Doublet of soil.

Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes; the upper layers of a soil profile that are affected by climate.

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