chernozem

Chernozem or chernozem-like black earth in New York.

Meaning

A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.

Borrowed from Russian чернозём, "black soil". The letter "ё" is usually written as "е" in Russian, more accurately transliterated as "chernozyom"; compare чернозе́мье, where "ё" is changed to "е".

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