psamment

English

Etymology

psammo- + [Term?] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

psamment (plural psamments)

(soil science) A kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically of unconsolidated sand deposits.
Synonym: arenosol

Translations

an entisol consisting of unconsolidated sand deposits

Finnish: hiekkamaannos
Portuguese: arenossolo m

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