durorthid

English

Noun

durorthid (plural durorthids)

1. (soil science) A type of orthid that has a duripan.
   • 1976, Central Nevada Land Use Plan, page 73:

     These soils are more productive than the cryoboralfs, durothids, and durargids but are less productive than the cryoborolls.

   • 1989, Donald Steila, ‎Thomas E. Pond, The Geography of Soils, page 111:

     Durothids have a duripan with its upper boundary within 40 " of the surface.

Derived terms

• durorthidic