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so·lum
\ˈsōləm\ noun
(plural so·la \-lə\ ; see sense 2)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, base, ground, earth, soil
1. : soil, land; especially : a parcel of ground — used especially in law
2. or pl solums : the layer of soil which lies above the parent material, in which the natural processes of soil formation take place, and which in well-developed soils is greatly altered from the parent material and includes the A- and B-horizons — called also true soil; distinguished from topsoil |