pedalfericadj.
/ˌpɛdəlˈfɛrɪk/, /ˌpɛdlˈfɛrɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛdəlˈfɛrɪk/ Soil Science.
Relating to or of the nature of a pedalfer.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > other types of soil
redeOE
Armeniac?a1425
rosiny1613
Chiltern1669
light land1770
acid1806
residuary1829
mottled1845
sedentary1870
residual1876
azonal1896
Bulli1904
immature1921
mature1924
intrazonal1927
podzolic1927
pedalferic1928
pedocalic1928
solonetzic1935
planosolic1949
solodic1968
cryptogamic1973
cryptobiotic1992
1928 Proc. & Papers 1st Internat. Congr. Soil Sci. 4 23 Most of the groups of Pedalferic soils in category V were defined by Russian pedologists.
1966 Geogr. Jrnl. 132 394 This increase [in rainfall] is accompanied by a change from pedocalcic [sic] prairie soils in the east to pedalferic podsolized types in the west.
2003 Encycl. Brit. Online 24 Nov. at Hunan The soils of the province are largely pedalferic (rich in alumina and iron) and are mainly lateritic (leached, iron-bearing) yellow earths or red clays.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1928