andisol

Etymology

From Japanese 暗 (an, “dark”) + 土 (do, “soil”) and Latin solum (“soil”).

andisol means A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite, and ferrihydrite. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite, and ferrihydrite.