chresard

/ˈkɹiːˌsɑː(ɹ)d/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῆσις (khrêsis, “use”) + ἄρδω (árdō, “to water, to irrigate”).

chresard means the portion of the water in a sample of soil that is available to vegetation (e.g. plant roots). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

chresard is pronounced /ˈkɹiːˌsɑː(ɹ)d/.

noun

The portion of the water in a sample of soil that is available to vegetation (e.g. plant roots)“As in the previous series the chresard decreased progressively with the density, but the correspondence with depth was less consistent.”