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prairie soil

noun

  1. a soil that forms in subhumid, temperate regions with tall grass as native vegetation.


prairie soil

noun

  1. a soil type occurring in temperate areas formerly under prairie grasses and characterized by a black A horizon, rich in plant foods
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of prairie soil1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
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Example Sentences

Their digging and tunnelling lets dissolving water and disintegrating air into the earth and deepens the prairie soil.

They picketed the horses, and crept forward on their hands and knees through the soft, muddy prairie soil.

The trees may then easily be lifted from the loose prairie soil.

Not one of the ranch "hands" could guide the plow with such precision through the loose prairie soil.

This heavy plow with an 8-foot beam broke virgin prairie soil.

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