vadose

[ vey-dohs ]
/ ˈveɪ doʊs /

adjective Geology.

found or located above the water table: vadose water; vadose zone.

Origin of vadose

1895–1900; < Latin vadōsus shallow, equivalent to vad(um) a shoal, ford + -ōsus -ose1

British Dictionary definitions for vadose

vadose
/ (ˈveɪdəʊs) /

adjective

of, relating to, designating, or derived from water occurring above the water table vadose water; vadose deposits

Word Origin for vadose

C19: from Latin vadōsus full of shallows, from vadum a ford