| 单词 | black soil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack soil black soil n. soil or earth that is black; a rich, dark soil, spec. = chernozem n.; frequently attributive; cf. black earth n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [noun] > dark soil black land1598 black soil1700 hen mould1712 mulatto land1741 mulatto soil1789 black cotton ground1804 mulatto loam1837 mulatto mould1838 black bottom1841 black turf1897 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [noun] > organic soil > humus > chernozem black soil1700 black earth1799 chernozem1842 1700 C. Leigh Nat. Hist. Lancs. i. iii. 55 These Countries afford us various sorts of Earths, but the most noted are the Black Soil, the Foxglove-Earth, and the Clay-Earth. 1845 R. I. Murchison et al. Geol. Russia in Europe I. xxii. 559 The black soil does not, however, occupy all the vast country alluded to. 1908 N. M. Tulaïkoff in Jrnl. Agric. Sci. 3 82 Black soils (Tchernozem)..cover generally the grassy steppe or prairies of the temperate zone. 1914 H. I. Jensen Soils of New S. Wales x. 47 In Australia we can find..black-soil plains (pasture and agriculture, maize and gourds). 1959 M. Hastings Hour-glass to Eternity i. ii. 40 What we call black soil areas. They're covered in kunai grass..no trees will grow in that soil. 1972 V. Priddle Dung on his Boots 145 Our bullock camp was black soil and starting to get very boggy. 2000 Land (N. Richmond, New S. Wales) 1 June (Trader section) 28/3 (advt.) Excellent all seasons mixture of river country, black soil channels, billabongs, cowells. < as lemmas |
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