psamment

English

Etymology

From psammo- + [Term?] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

psamment (plural psamments)

1. (soil science) A kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically of unconsolidated sand deposits.

   Synonym: arenosol

Translations

an entisol consisting of unconsolidated sand deposits

• Finnish: hiekkamaannos
• Portuguese: arenossolo m