- hydromorphic
- hy·dro·morphic
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hydromorphic
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hydromorphic — [hī΄drə môr′fik] adj. Bot. having properties of structure adapted to growth wholly or partially in water … English World dictionary
hydromorphic — adjective Date: 1938 of a soil developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil building … New Collegiate Dictionary
hydromorphic — /huy dreuh mawr fik/, adj. of or pertaining to soil having characteristics that are developed when there is excess water all or part of the time. [1935 40; HYDRO 1 + MORPHIC] * * * … Universalium
hydromorphic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|mȯrfik adjective Etymology: hydr + morphic : of or relating to an intrazonal soil (as the waterlogged soil of a bog area) characterized by an excess of moisture compare calomorphic, halomorphic * * * /huy dreuh mawr fik/, adj. of or… … Useful english dictionary
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
chad — /chad/, n. Computers. a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape. [1945 50; orig. uncert.] * * * Chad Introduction Chad Background: Chad, part of France s African holdings until 1960, endured three… … Universalium
Chad — /chad/, n. 1. Lake, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation). 2. Official name, Republic of Chad. a republic in N central Africa … Universalium
Kochi — This article is about the city in India. For other uses, see Kochi (disambiguation). Cochin redirects here. For other uses, see Cochin (disambiguation). Kochi (Cochin) കൊച്ചി … Wikipedia
Kochi, India — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type = city native name = Kochi state name = Kerala nickname = Queen of the Arabian Sea locator position = left latd = 9.977 | longd = 76.27 skyline = Skyline de Kochi.jpg skyline caption = Ernakulam, as seen from the… … Wikipedia
Terra preta — (“dark soil” in Portuguese) refers to expanses of very dark, fertile anthropogenic soils found in the Amazon Basin. It owes its name to its very high charcoal content. It is also known as “Amazonian dark earth” or “Indian black earth”. In… … Wikipedia
