- marl soil
- мергелевая почва
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
marl — [ma:l US ma:rl] n [U] 1.) soil consisting of ↑lime and ↑clay 2.) cloth which has pale threads running through another colour ▪ a jacket available in black or grey marl … Dictionary of contemporary English
marl — clayey soil used for fertilizer, late 14c., from O.Fr. marle (Mod.Fr. marne), from L.L. marglia, dim. of L. marga marl, which is said by Pliny to be a Gaulish word, but modern Celtic cognates are considered to be borrowed from English or French.… … Etymology dictionary
marl — Ⅰ. marl [1] ► NOUN ▪ an unconsolidated sedimentary rock or soil consisting of clay and lime, formerly used as fertilizer. ORIGIN Old French marle, from Latin marga, of Celtic origin. Ⅱ. marl [2] ► NOUN ▪ a mottled yarn or fabric … English terms dictionary
Marl — For other uses see Marl (disambiguation). For the red algal growth form, see Maerl. Exposure of marl from the Matmor Formation (Jurassic) of southern Israel … Wikipedia
marl — marl1 noun an unconsolidated sedimentary rock or soil consisting of clay and lime, formerly used as fertilizer. verb apply marl to. Derivatives marly adjective Origin ME: from OFr. marle, from med. L. margila, from L. marga, of Celtic origin.… … English new terms dictionary
marl — I. /mal / (say mahl) noun 1. a soil or earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertiliser. 2. compact, impure limestones. 3. Poetic earth. –verb (t) 4. to fertilise with marl. {Middle English, from Old French …
marl — 1. n. & v. n. soil consisting of clay and lime, with fertilizing properties. v.tr. apply marl to (the ground). Derivatives: marly adj. Etymology: ME f. OF marle f. med.L margila f. L marga 2. n. 1 a mottled yarn of differently coloured threads. 2 … Useful english dictionary
soil — Synonyms and related words: abuse, acres, adobe, airspace, alluvion, alluvium, arable land, area, attaint, bedaub, befoul, begrime, belt, benasty, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, besmutch, besoil, bespatter, bestain, betray, black, blacken, blot,… … Moby Thesaurus
marl — mÉ‘rl /mÉ‘Ël n. soil which consists mostly of calcium rich clay and has fertilizing properties … English contemporary dictionary
soil — I n 1. ground, earth, Archaic. glebe, turf, marl, loam, humus; clay, dirt, dust. 2. country, land, region; property, premises. II v 1. dirty, stain, spot, maculate, smudge, muddy, sully; splash, spatter, Inf. slop up, Inf. foul up; bedraggle,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
List of vineyard soil types — The soil composition of vineyards is one of the most important viticultural consideration when planting grape vines. The soil supports the root structure of the vine and influences the drainage levels and amount of minerals and nutrients that the … Wikipedia