peaty soil

  • 1peaty — adjective /ˈpiːtiː/ a) Of or resembling peat, especially the taste or smell. The scotch had a peaty flavor. b) Containing peat. A peaty soil will retain moisture …

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  • 2peaty — peat|y [ piti ] adjective consisting of peat or like peat: peaty soil …

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  • 3peaty — [[t]pi͟ːti[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Peaty soil or land contains a large quantity of peat …

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  • 4peaty — UK [ˈpiːtɪ] / US [ˈpɪtɪ] adjective consisting of peat, or like peat peaty soil …

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  • 5soil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 earth ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ shallow, thin ▪ fertile, good, rich ▪ infertile …

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  • 6peaty — adj. Peaty is used with these nouns: ↑soil …

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  • 7muck soil — /ˈmʌk sɔɪl/ (say muk soyl) noun peaty soil requiring to be drained for agriculture …

  • 8half bog soil — noun : an interzonal group of soils developed under swamp forest types of vegetation, having mucky or peaty surface soil underlain by gray mineral soil, and appearing mostly in humid or subhumid climates …

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  • 9Scotland — /skot leuhnd/, n. a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 5,205,000; 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Cap.: Edinburgh. * * * I Northernmost country of the United Kingdom. Area: 30,421 sq mi (78,789 sq km). Population… …

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  • 10Lerwick —    LERWICK, a parish, sea port, burgh, and market town, and the county town, in the Shetland Isles; containing 3284 inhabitants, of whom 2787 are in the town, 95 miles (N. E.) from Kirkwall, 126 (N. E. by N.) from Wick, 166 (N.) from Peterhead,… …

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