chernozem

English
Chernozem or chernozem-like black earth in New York.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian чернозём (černozjóm), "black soil". The letter "ё (jo)" is usually written as "е (je)" in Russian, more accurately transliterated as "chernozyom"; compare чернозе́мье (černozémʹje), where "ё (jo)" is changed to "е (je)".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)nəˌzɛm/

Noun

chernozem (countable and uncountable, plural chernozems)

  1. A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.

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Portuguese

Noun

chernozem m (plural chernozens)

  1. chernozem (black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus)
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