alkali soil
noun
soil that has either a high degree of alkalinity or a high percentage of sodium, or both, so that most crops cannot be grown in it profitably.
Origin of alkali soil
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby alkali soil
alkali grass,
alkali metal,
alkali metaprotein,
alkali reserve,
alkali rock,
alkali soil,
alkali-loving,
alkalic,
alkalify,
alkalimeter,
alkalimetry
British Dictionary definitions for alkali soil
alkali soil
noun
a soil that gives a pH reaction of 8.5 or above, found esp in dry areas where the soluble salts, esp of sodium, have not been leached away but have accumulated in the B horizon of the soil profile