podsol soil pod·sol·soil uncommon noun 1. a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer Synonymspodzolpodzol soilpodsolpodsol soilpodsolic soil Related words Broader terms soil WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.