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Word: Chernozem
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Russian, from chërnyĭ ‘black’ + zemlya ‘earth’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtʃəːnəzɛm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fertile black soil rich in humus and with a lighter lime-rich layer beneath, typically occurring in the temperate grasslands of the Russian steppes and North American prairies.
Short Definition:fertile black soil rich in humus
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