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泥土 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.

Senses

泥土 is used for these senses in English:

  • soil (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.

soil — full definition

  1. noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
  2. noun A country or territory, especially in phrases about national land.
  3. verb To make dirty; to stain.

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