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podzol

pod·zol

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

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Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".

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