latosol

[ lat-uh-sawl, -sol ]
/ ˈlæt əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /

noun

a reddish lateritic soil of the tropics, deeply weathered and infertile, characterized by hydroxides of iron and aluminum.

Origin of latosol

1945–50; lat- (irregular extracted from Latin later; see laterite) + -o- + -sol

Scientific definitions for latosol

latosol
[ lătə-sôl′ ]

See laterite.