"soil moisture deficit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soil moisture deficits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} soil moisture deficit (countable and uncountable, plural soil moisture deficits)
  1. The amount of water needed to bring the soil back to full capacity. The deficit occurs in periods of prolonged drought in areas that usually have normal rainfall. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: SMD
    Sense id: en-soil_moisture_deficit-en-noun-RY1OOEsE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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