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Oxisol, Oxisols
1. Intensely weathered soils of tropical and subtropical environments or intertropical regions of the world.
3. Etymology: from French oxi, "oxide".
Most nutrients in Oxisol ecosystems are contained in the vegetation and decomposing plant material which are divided into five suborders: Aquox, Torrox, Ustox, Perox, and Udox that are defined in this unit.
2. From the U.S. Soil Taxonomy soil-order classification system.3. Etymology: from French oxi, "oxide".
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sol-, -sol +
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