chernozemic


cher·no·zem

C0275900 (chĕr′nə-zĕm′, chîr′nə-zyôm′)n. A very black topsoil, rich in humus, typical of cool to temperate semiarid regions such as the grasslands of Ukraine and southern Russia.
[Russian chernozëm : chërnyĭ, black + Old Russian zemĭ, earth; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
cher′no·zem′ic adj.

chernozemic

(ˌtʃɜːnəʊˈzɛmɪk) adjof or relating to a chernozem