latosol: Meaning and Definition of

lat•o•sol

Pronunciation: (lat'u-sôl", -sol"), [key]
— n.
  1. a reddish lateritic soil of the tropics, deeply weathered and infertile, characterized by hydroxides of iron and aluminum.
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