Topsoil
Definitions
The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.
Equivalents
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العربيةالتربة الفوقيّة
Bosanskiживица
Češtinaornice
Cymraeguwchbridd
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻilepo uhi
Hrvatskiживица
Magyartermőföld
Bahasa Indonesiatanah pucuk
Italianosoprassuolo
Македонскиживица
Српскиживица
Examples
“Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil.”
“Without urgent action, the majority of the Earth’s topsoil could be severely degraded or lost before the end⟳ of this century. In China, topsoil is being lost fifty-seven times faster than this natural replacement process⟳; in Europe seventeen times faster.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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