"solum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsəʊləm/ [UK], /ˈsoʊləm/ [Canada, US], /ˈsəʉləm/ [General-Australian], /ˈsɐʉləm/ [New-Zealand] Forms: solums [plural], sola [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊləm Etymology: From Latin solum (“base, bottom; soil”). Doublet of soil. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|solum||base, bottom; soil}} Latin solum (“base, bottom; soil”), {{doublet|en|soil}} Doublet of soil Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sola}} solum (plural solums or sola)
  1. Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes; the upper layers of a soil profile that are affected by climate.
    Sense id: en-solum-en-noun-rF19S8vH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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