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mollisol

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mol⋅li⋅sol

[mol-uh-sawl, -sol]
–noun
a productive agricultural soil common to the world's grasslands, characterized by a dark surface layer rich in organic matter.
Compare brown soils.


Origin:
1970–75; < L molli(s) soft + -sol
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