podzol

noun

pod·​zol ˈpäd-ˌzȯl 

variants or less commonly podsol

: any of a group of zonal soils that develop in a moist climate especially under coniferous or mixed forest and have an organic mat and a thin organic-mineral layer above a light gray leached layer resting on a dark horizon that is marked by illuviation and enriched with amorphous clay

podzolic

päd-ˈzä-lik 

-ˈzȯ-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Russian

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above