spodosol

[ spod-uh-sawl, -sol ]

noun

1. an acidic forest soil of low fertility, common to the cool, humid areas of North America and Eurasia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spodosol¹

1955–60; < Greek spodó ( s ) wood ash + -sol

Example Sentences

These days, he has two jobs, one as a butcher’s assistant and the other delivering food grown by a farming collective, Spodosol Ridge Farm.

From New York Times

Spodosol was founded by Sandy’s younger sister, Madeleine Duplessis, and is in the next town over, East Tinderwick, home to a “locavore and natural-growing community” that predates the Arrest.

From New York Times

The farmers of Spodosol and the people of the Cordon coexist in a stable if not exactly friendly equilibrium, bound together by necessity and barter.

From New York Times