Chernozem Definition
chĕrnə-zĕm, chîrnə-zyôm
noun
A black topsoil, rich in humus and lime, found in grasslands of central European Russia.
Webster's New World
A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
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Other Word Forms of Chernozem
Noun
Singular:
chernozem
Plural:
chernozemsOrigin of Chernozem
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From Russian чернозём (černozjóm), "black soil", letter "ё (jó)" is usually written as "е (je)" in Russian, more accurately transliterated as "chernozyom", also cf. Черноземье (Černozémʹje) where "ё (jó)" is changed to "е (je)".
From Wiktionary
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Russian chernozëm chërnyĭ black Old Russian zemĭ earth dhghem- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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