What is another word for subsoil?

Pronunciation: [sˈʌbsɔ͡ɪl] (IPA)

Subsoil refers to the layer of soil that lies immediately below the topsoil. A few synonyms for subsoil include substratum, underlayer, bedrock, foundation, base, and groundwork. The subsoil is important for plant growth as it provides air and water storage, as well as nutrients. The composition of the subsoil varies depending on factors such as geography and climate. Some subsoils have a high clay content, while others may contain sand, silt, or gravel. Understanding the subsoil is essential for farmers and gardeners as it impacts the type of plants that can be grown, irrigation and drainage systems, and soil fertility management practices.

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    • Adjective
      basement.
    • Proper noun, singular
      basement.
    • Noun, singular or mass
      basement.

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Usage examples for Subsoil

They were for ever at work tearing up the subsoil and bringing it to the surface.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
In a word the subsoil, the soil, the atmosphere, the forests, and the waters of Brazil are teeming with life and full of potential wealth-too much so, perhaps, for the most wholesome development of the human race.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson
This may perhaps be due to some unobserved characteristic of the herbage on its slope, or possibly to the chalky subsoil coming there nearer to the surface.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies

Famous quotes with Subsoil

  • The major task of the twentieth century will be to explore the unconscious, to investigate the subsoil of the mind.
    Henri Bergson
  • Mattei was convinced that Italy, a poor and defeated country, nonetheless possessed notable energy deposits of petroleum in its subsoil, and he was also aware that the oil business, even if there were not really resources inside the country, was an important business which one could not stay out of and in which one could not be at the mercy of the big guys. So Mattei's program was to try to use all available means to exploit the country's energy resources, and if this were not possible, to seek international accords with coun¬tries which had these energy resources, so that they could be used by Italy in order to become a partner of the major pow¬ers, and not be at their mercy (p. 23).
    Nico Perrone

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