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sierozem
[ sahy-er-uh-zem; Russian see-er-uh-zhawm ]
noun
- 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 â€œgray†+ -o- linking vowel + ³úë³¾, variant, in compounds, of ³ú±ð³¾±ô²âá “earth, landâ€; humus ( def )
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