- prairie soil
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a soil that forms in subhumid, temperate regions with tall grass as native vegetation.[1810-20, Amer.]
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prairie soil
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prairie soil — ☆ prairie soil n. [often P s ] any of a zonal group of dark, heavy textured soils, developed under tall grass cover in a temperate, relatively humid climate with moderate rainfall … English World dictionary
prairie soil — noun a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates • Hypernyms: ↑soil, ↑dirt * * * noun : a zonal group of soils developed in a temperate relatively humid climate under tall grass and characterized by a dark brown or grayish brown… … Useful english dictionary
prairie soil — noun Date: 1817 any of a zonal group of soils developed in a temperate relatively humid climate under tall grass … New Collegiate Dictionary
Prairie — For other uses, see Prairie (disambiguation). Prairie in Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa, United States Prairies (UK: /ˈprɛər.i/, US: /ˈprɛr.i/) are considered part of the temperate gra … Wikipedia
Prairie restoration — is an ecologically friendly way to restore some of the prairie land that was lost to industry, farming and commerce. For example, the U.S. state of Illinois alone once held over 22 million acres (89,000 km²) of prairie land and now just 2,000… … Wikipedia
Prairie — Prai rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Prairie clover — Prairie Prai rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie dock — Prairie Prai rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie dog — Prairie Prai rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
