edaphic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”) +‎ -ic.

Adjective

edaphic (not comparable)

1. (geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.
   • 2014, John Dighton, Interactions in Soil: Promoting Plant Growth, page 43:

     Thus, temporal inactive geophiles, such as the caterpillars of many butterfly species, only bury in the ground for nymphosis; even so they constitute an important food source for other edaphic species.

Derived terms

• edaphically

 

Related terms

• edaphology
• hemiedaphic
• topoedaphic

 

Translations

of or relating to soil

• Catalan: edàfic
• French: édaphique (fr)
• Galician: edáfico m
• German: edaphisch (de)
• Hindi: मृदीय (mŕdīya)
• Portuguese: edáfico
• Russian: по́чвенный (ru) m (póčvennyj)
• Spanish: edáfico (es)