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Topsoil vs Marl - What's the difference?

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Topsoil is a related term of marl.


As nouns the difference between topsoil and marl

is that topsoil is the most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in while marl is a mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.

As a verb marl is

to cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.

topsoil

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The most fertile soil, easiest to start new plants in.
  • Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil .

    Anagrams

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    marl

    English

    (wikipedia marl)

    Alternative forms

    * marle

    Noun

  • A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.
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  • Derived terms

    * marlaceous * marler * marlite * marlpit * marlstone * marly

    See also

    * greensand

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
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