˜yÐÄvlog

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sierozem

[ sahy-er-uh-zem; Russian see-er-uh-zhawm ]

noun

  1. any of a group of calcareous, brownish gray soils based in a carbonate or hardpan layer, found in arid climates.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sierozem1

First recorded in 1930–35; from Russian ²õ±ð°ù´Ç³úë³¾ “gray earth,†from ²õé°ù²âÄ­ “gray†+ -o- linking vowel + ³úë³¾, variant, in compounds, of ³ú±ð³¾±ô²âá “earth, landâ€; humus ( def )

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