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solum
[ soh-luhm ]
noun
, plural so·la [soh, -l, uh], so·lums.
- the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
solum
/ ˈsəʊləm /
noun
- the upper layers of the soil profile, affected by climate and vegetation
solum
/ sō′ləm /
, Plural sola
- The upper layers of a soil profile in which soil formation occurs. The A and B horizons in an ABC soil are part of the solum.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of solum1
C19: New Latin from Latin: the ground
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Example Sentences
Viri sexto et octogesimo anno non solum potentes inventi sunt sed etiam liberos generaverunt.
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Solum, præter oleam vitemque et cætera calidioribus terris oriri sueta, patiens frugum, fæcundum.
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I gin mars jedge my solum wurd dat I wudn't woice dat diffikilt twixt me und him to man nur cattle beastis nudder.
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The Dutch perhaps owe the existence of part at least of their country, to the sowing of it on the mobile solum, their sand-banks.
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Hic non solum proximo regi dissimilis, sed ferocior etiam Romulo fuit.
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