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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"To remove the topsoil from."
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
"word": "pintamaa"
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
"word": "termőtalajréteg"
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"word": "жи́вица"
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
"word": "paraumu"
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"sense": "the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in",
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"To remove the topsoil from."
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"(transitive) To remove the topsoil from."
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