chernozem
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian чернозём (černozjóm), "black soil", letter "ё (jo)" is usually written as "е (je)" in Russian, more accurately transliterated as "chernozyom", also compare Чернозе́мье (Černozémʹje) where "ё (jo)" is changed to "е (je)".
Nomen
chernozem (countable and uncountable, plural chernozems)
- A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus
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See also
Portuguese
Nomen
chernozem m (plural chernozens)
- chernozem (black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus)