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prairie soil

noun

Definition of PRAIRIE SOIL

:  any of a zonal group of soils developed in a temperate relatively humid climate under tall grass
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First Known Use of PRAIRIE SOIL

1817

Rhymes with PRAIRIE SOIL

baby oil, castor oil, desert soil, drying oil, holy oil, linseed oil, mineral oil, olive oil, peanut oil, rapeseed oil, safflower oil, salad oil, soybean oil, supercoil, tick trefoil

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. prairie soil
  2. reddish prairie soil
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