Glebous

/ˈɡlɛbəs/ adjective

Definition

Having the nature of gleba or clods of earth; consisting of or resembling soil or earth.

Etymology

From Latin 'glebosus' (earthy, full of clods), derived from 'gleba' plus the Latin adjective suffix '-ous,' used in technical descriptions of soil or earth.

Kelly Says

The adjective 'glebous' is almost extinct in modern English, surviving mainly in 19th-century soil science texts where it precisely described earth with good cloddy structure for farming.

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