B-HORIZON


Meaning of B-HORIZON in English

ˈbē ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Usage: usually capitalized B

: the soil layer immediately beneath the A-horizon from which it obtains humic and other organic matter chiefly by illuviation and is usually distinguished by less weathering — see c-horizon

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