topsoil

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topsoil

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From top + soil.

noun topsoils · top soil

countable, uncountable The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants. Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil.
Similar: callow

verb topsoils · topsoiling · topsoiled

transitive To remove the topsoil from.

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noun upper layer of soil

Español	suelo superficial
한국어	겉흙 geotheuk, 표토 pyoto
中文	表土 biǎotǔ
Français	sol superficiel
Deutsch	Mutterboden, Muttererde
Italiano	soprassuolo
Русский	верхний слой почвы verxnij sloj počvy, пахотный слой paxotnyj sloj

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@misc{topsoil_2026,
  title = {topsoil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/topsoil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}