vertisol

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Meaning

1. noun A clay soil, containing a high content of montmorillonite, that forms deep cracks in drier conditions.

Similar words

vertosol alisol ultisol durisol oxisol montmorilonite vitrosol dermosol umbrisol vitrandosol

Often followed by

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