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B Horizon

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Noun

1. b horizon, b-horizon

immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

B Horizon

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noun
the layer of a soil profile immediately below the A horizon, containing deposits of leached material

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B Horizon

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noun
the second soil zone, in which material leached from the overlying zone is concentrated
see ABC soil

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

B Horizon

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n.
In ABC soil, the second and middle zone, characterized by an accumulation of soluble or suspended organic material, clay, iron, or aluminum. Also called zone of accumulation, zone of illuviation.

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