pedogenicallyadv.
/ˌpɛdəˈdʒɛnᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌpɛdəˈdʒɛnək(ə)li/ Soil Science.
As regards pedogenesis; from a pedogenetic point of view; by pedogenesis.
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1932 G. W. Robinson Soils xvi. 316 Hard grits..appear to behave pedogenically as igneous rocks.
1972 J. G. Cruickshank Soil Geogr. iii. 74 The upper boundary is obvious, but the lower one may be either the maximum plant rooting depth or the base of the pedogenically altered material.
1988 Nature 30 June 819/2 The weathering profile is pedogenically differentiated into five zones, which from top to bottom are: granodiorite parent material, saprolite, blocky hardcap, massive hardcap, and pisolitic gravel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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