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saprolite
1. Thoroughly decomposed, earthy rock, lying in its original place.
2. Soft, clay-rich, thoroughly decomposed rock formed in situ by chemical weathering of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
2. Soft, clay-rich, thoroughly decomposed rock formed in situ by chemical weathering of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
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sapro-, sapr-, sap- +
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