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EDAPHIC

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e⋅daph⋅ic

[i-daf-ik]
–adjective
related to or caused by particular soil conditions, as of texture or drainage, rather than by physiographic or climatic factors.

Origin:
< G edaphisch (1898); see edaphon, -ic


e⋅daph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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e·daph·ic   (ĭ-dāf'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to soil, especially as it affects living organisms.

  2. Influenced by the soil rather than by the climate.


[From Greek edaphos, ground, soil; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
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