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edaphic

adjective
edaph·​ic | \ i-ˈda-fik How to pronounce edaphic (audio) \

Definition of edaphic

1 : of or relating to the soil
2 : resulting from or influenced by the soil rather than the climate — compare climatic sense 2

Other Words from edaphic

edaphically \ i-​ˈda-​fi-​k(É™-​)lÄ“ How to pronounce edaphically (audio) \ adverb

First Known Use of edaphic

circa 1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for edaphic

Greek edaphos bottom, ground

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