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Answer for the clue "A soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation ", 6 letters:
podzol

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n. The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.

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In soil science , podzols (known as spodosols in China and the United States of America and podosols in Australia) are the typical soils of coniferous , or boreal forests . They are also the typical soils of eucalypt forests and heathlands in southern Australia ...

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n. a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer [syn: podzol soil , podsol , podsol soil , podsolic soil ]

Usage examples of podzol.

He remembered how podzols and chernozems were formed and he thought he might even recognize them when he saw them, but that did not make him a farmer.