1. a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer; [syn: podzol, podzol soil, podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
podzol
n 1: a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates
under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a
grey leached layer [syn: podzol, podzol soil, podsol,
podsol soil, podsolic soil]