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ultisol

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ultisol /ˈəltəsäl, ˈəltəsɑl /
noun Soil Science a highly weathered leached red or reddish-yellow acid soil with a clay-rich B horizon (subsoil), occurring in warm, humid climates.
– ORIGIN 1960s : from ultimate + Latin solum soil.