grondsoort

Definitions of grondsoort
  1. noun
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
    synonyms: aarde, grond, land
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    bodem
    low-lying alluvial land near a river
    cultuurgrond
    arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
    permafrost
    ground that is permanently frozen
    graszode, plag, turf, zode
    surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
    laagveen, moer, moerasveen, moergrond, plaggegrond, slat, turfveen, veen, veengrond
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
    braakland
    cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons
    donk, laagveen, moeras, moerasgebied, slijkland, zomp
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
    type of:
    ding, voorwerp
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  2. noun
    the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
    synonyms: smeerlapperij
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    leemmergel, mergel, tufkrijt
    a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
    klei, kleigrond, leem, leemgrond
    a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
    oer, oergrond
    crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
    bladaarde, bladgrond, humus, humusgrond, molm, molmgrond, plantaarde, teelaarde, tuinaarde, tuingrond
    partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
    almagra
    a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
    zavel
    a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
    löss, lössgrond
    a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
    mulgrond
    loose soil rich in organic matter
    bagger, blubber, leem, leemgrond, modder, prut, slib, slijk, slik, slobber
    water soaked soil; soft wet earth
    zand, zandgrond, zandkorrel, zandvlakte
    a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
    kasregister, kassa
    unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
    adobe
    the clay from which adobe bricks are made
    kaolien, porseleinaarde
    a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
    pottenbakkersklei
    clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling
    bladaarde, bladgrond, humus, humusgrond, molmgrond, plantaarde, teelaarde, tuinaarde, tuingrond
    soil composed mainly of decaying leaves
    type of:
    aarde, grond
    the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
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