prairie soil

noun

a soil that forms in subhumid, temperate regions with tall grass as native vegetation.

Origin of prairie soil

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby prairie soil

prairie rose, prairie school, prairie schooner, prairie skirt, prairie smoke, prairie soil, prairie state, prairie style, prairie turnip, prairie village, prairie wake-robin

British Dictionary definitions for prairie soil

prairie soil

noun

a soil type occurring in temperate areas formerly under prairie grasses and characterized by a black A horizon, rich in plant foods