edaphic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos) +‎ -ic.

Adjective

edaphic (not comparable)

(geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.
- 2014, John Dighton, Interactions in Soil: Promoting Plant Growth, page 43:
  Thus, temporal inactive geophiles, such as the caterpillars of many butterfly species, only bury in the ground for nymphosis; even so they constitute an important food source for other edaphic species.

Related terms

Translations

of or relating to soil

Catalan: edàfic
French: édaphique (fr)
Galician: edáfico m
German: edaphisch (de)

Portuguese: edáfico
Russian: по́чвенный (ru) m (póčvennyj)
Spanish: edáfico (es)

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