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Beemster – a hard cow's milk cheese, traditionally from cows grazed on sea-clay soil in polders. Boerenkaas – "farmhouse cheese", prepared using raw unpasteurised milk. Edam – a red-waxed semi-hard cows' milk cheese named after the town of Edam .
Topsoil is composed of mineral particles and organic matter and usually extends to a depth of 5-10 inches (13–25 cm). Together these make a substrate capable of holding water and air which encourages biological activity.
A soil type or a lichen substrate rock type that is rich in or largely composed of calcium carbonate. calceolate Shaped like a slipper. [25] calcicole A plant which thrives in calcareous soil. Also calciphile, calciphyte. Antonym: calcifuge. [25] callose Hardened; thickened; callous. callus. pl. calli. 1. A protruding mass of tissue 2.
A smear test, wherein a sample is smeared over a microscope slide to be studied for any pathology A smear test usually refers to a pap test, that is, a cervical smear; Smear (card game) Smear Lake, a lake in Wisconsin; Smear campaign, or smear job, an attack on the reputation of an individual or group making use of disinformation tactics
In agriculture and horticulture, coir is used as an organic and decorative component in soil and potting mixes. Due to the increasing concern regarding the sustainability of producing sphagnum (peat moss) and peat from peatlands, usage of alternative substrates has been on the rise; the byproduct coir is one commonly used substitute. [ 20 ]
The large woody root traces can transport water and clay using their large pipes. They are very efficient at moving soil into a subsurface horizon when the plant dies and the roots decay. [4] Alfisol paleosol cut by stream channel sandstone in Middle Devonian Oneonta Formation near East Windham, New York
"Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Speech, Free Men, Fremont" – 1856 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of John Fremont "Fremont and freedom" – John Fremont "We'll Buck 'em in '56" – James Buchanan, playing on "Old Buck", the nickname associated with his last name.