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Xerert vs Vertisol - What's the difference?

xerert | vertisol | Hyponyms |

Xerert is a hyponym of vertisol.


As nouns the difference between xerert and vertisol

is that xerert is a vertisol with cracks that are open for at least 60 consecutive days during the summer, but closed for at least 60 consecutive days during winter while vertisol is (geology) a clay soil, containing a high content of montmorillonite, that forms deep cracks in drier conditions.

xerert

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A vertisol with cracks that are open for at least 60 consecutive days during the summer, but closed for at least 60 consecutive days during winter.
    • Xererts are most extensive in the eastern Mediterranean and parts of California.

    vertisol

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia vertisol) (en noun)
  • (geology) A clay soil, containing a high content of montmorillonite, that forms deep cracks in drier conditions

    • Hyponyms

    * aquert * cryert * torrert * udert * ustert * xerert