ˈlad.əˌsäl, -sȯl noun
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: lato- (irregular from Latin later brick) + -sol (as in podsol, variant of podzol ) — more at laterite
: leached red and yellow tropical soils — usually used in plural
true Latosols … are found only in the tropics — F.E.Bear
• lat·o·sol·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ik adjective , sometimes capitalized