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component soil
The collection of polypedons or parts of polypedons within a map unit that are members of the taxon (or a kind of miscellaneous unit) for which the map unit is named. Simple or complex names for the component soils are formed from a class name (taxon name) from some categorical level of the U. S. system of soil taxonomy, with or without an additional phase identification for utilitarian features.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Soil science
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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Creator
- Bob Adams
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