histosol means A soil comprised primarily of organic materials. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- A soil comprised primarily of organic materials.“Unlike other soil orders, Histosols are not considered primarily mineral, but organic. They are commonly called bog, moor, peat, or muck; they are last in the list of soil orders, last in areal importance, and have been given the least amount of attention in the more recent soil classification systems.[…]Histosols are more than 12 to 18 percent organic carbon by weight (depending on the clay conte”