brunizem soil

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• brunizem — ˈbrünəˌzem noun ( s) Etymology: bruni (from Medieval Latin brunus brown) + zem earth (as in chernozem) : a soil of the prairies developed from loess and occurring extensively in Iowa * * * /brooh neuh zem /, n. one of the great soil groups of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• brunizem — /brooh neuh zem /, n. one of the great soil groups of a classification system no longer in general use; would be equivalent to a suborder of the mollisol group. [1950 55; < LL brun(us) brown ( < Gmc; see BROWN) + I + (CHERNO)ZEM] * * * …   Universalium

• prairie — prairielike, adj. /prair ee/, n. 1. an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses, and merging into drier… …   Universalium