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podzol

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

noun podzols

  1. The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests. During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.

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noun soil type

DeutschPodsol
Русскийподзо́л podzól

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@misc{podzol_2026,
  title = {podzol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/podzol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}