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latosol

noun lat·o·sol \ˈla-tə-ˌsȯl\

Definition of LATOSOL

:  a leached red and yellow tropical soil
— lat·o·sol·ic \ˌla-tə-ˈsȯ-lik\ adjective
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Origin of LATOSOL

irregular from Latin later brick + English -sol (as in podsol, variant of podzol)
First Known Use: 1949

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