Topsoil

/ˈtɑpˌsoɪl/ noun

Definition

The top layer of soil that is richest in nutrients and where plants grow their roots.

Etymology

Compound word: 'top' + 'soil.' The term emerged in agricultural science in the 1800s to distinguish the fertile surface layer from deeper, less-useful soil.

Kelly Says

Topsoil is so important that farmers and gardeners obsess over it—this thin layer (usually 2-8 inches) contains more life and fertility than many meters of soil below it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
topsoil
top-soil
ARالعربية
تربة خصبة
tur-ba khas-ba
BNবাংলা
পৃথিবীর তল
pri-th-i-bir tal
CACatalà
topsoil
top-soil
CSČeština
vrstva půdy
vrs-tva poo-dy
DADansk
topsoil
top-soil
DEDeutsch
Humus
hu-mus
ELΕλληνικά
επιφάνεια γης
e-pi-fa-ne-ia ge-s
ESEspañol
tierra vegetal
teer-ra ve-ge-tal
FAفارسی
خاک سطحی
khaak se-fa-si
FISuomi
pintakerros
pin-ta-ke-ros
FRFrançais
terre végétale
ter ve-zhe-tal
GUGU
topsoil
top-soil
HAHA
topsoil
top-soil
HEעברית
אדמה
a-da-ma
HIहिन्दी
शीतल मिट्टी
shee-tal mit-ti
HUMagyar
felső talajréteg
fels-o talaj-ret-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanah atas
ta-nah a-tas
IGIG
topsoil
top-soil
ITItaliano
terra di lavoro
ter-ra di la-vo-ro
JA日本語
表土
hyou-do
KKKK
topsoil
top-soil
KMKM
topsoil
top-soil
KO한국어
토양
to-yang
MRMR
topsoil
top-soil
MSBahasa Melayu
tanah atas
ta-nah a-tas
MYမြန်မာ
topsoil
top-soil
NLNederlands
topsoils
top-soils
NONorsk
topsoil
top-soil
PAPA
topsoil
top-soil
PLPolski
warstwa gleby
var-st-va gle-by
PTPortuguês
solo fértil
so-lo fer-til
RORomână
solul de suprafață
so-lu-lu de su-pra-fa-ta
RUРусский
почвогрунт
po-ch-vo-grunt
SVSvenska
topsoil
top-soil
SWKiswahili
mchanga
m-chan-ga
TAதமிழ்
மேல் மண்ணு
may-al mannu
TEతెలుగు
మట్టి
mat-ti
THไทย
ดินชั้นบน
din chan bon
TLTL
mga lupa
mga loo-pa
TRTürkçe
üst toprak
oost to-prak
UKУкраїнська
верхній шар грунту
ver-kh-niy shar grunt-u
URاردو
بلوٹ
bloot
VITiếng Việt
đất mặt
dat mat
YOYO
topsoil
top-soil
ZH中文
表土
biǎo tǔ
ZUZU
topsoil
top-soil

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