Definition of B horizon

1. Noun. Immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils.

Exact synonyms: B-horizon
Generic synonyms: Soil Horizon

Lexicographical Neighbors of B Horizon

BWS
BW defence
BW defense
BX
BYO
BYOB
BZP
B & B
B battery
B cell
B cells
B chain
B chromosome
B complex
B fibres
B horizon (current term)
B lymphocyte
B major
B minor
B plot
B plots
B road
B roads
B virus
B vitamin
Ba
Ba'al
Ba'ath
Ba'th
BaP1 metalloproteinase

Literary usage of B horizon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Examination of the soil reveals some structural development of the B horizon (cambie B horizon). Larrea tridentata is clearly dominant here, ..."

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