different between peat vs histosol

English

Etymology 1

Late Middle English, from British Vulgar Latin peta, probably ultimately from a Celtic language such as an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source, in turn possibly from Proto-Brythonic *pe? (“portion, segment, piece”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /pi?t/
• Rhymes: -i?t
• Homophone: Pete

Noun

peat (countable and uncountable, plural peats)

1. Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]

Derived terms

• peat bog, peatbog
• peaty

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Further reading

• peat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Compare pet (“a favourite”).

Noun

peat (plural peats)

1. (obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
   • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, I. i. 78 :

     And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!

References

• Kuhn, Sherman (1982): Middle English Dictionary, Part 3, p. 880

Anagrams

• PETA, Paet, Pate, Peta, epta-, pate, peta-, pâté, tape, tepa

English

Etymology

From histo- (“tissue”) +? -sol (“soil”).

Noun

histosol (plural histosols)

1. (soil science) A soil comprised primarily of organic materials.
   • 1989, Donald Steila, Thomas E. Pond, The Geography of Soils: Formation, Distribution, and Management, 2nd Edition, page 173,

     Unlike other soil orders, Histosols are not considered primarily mineral, but organic. They are commonly called bog, moor, peat, or muck; they are last in the list of soil orders, last in areal importance, and have been given the least amount of attention in the more recent soil classification systems. […] Histosols are more than 12 to 18 percent organic carbon by weight (depending on the clay content of the mineral fraction and the kind of materials) and well over half organic matter by volume. Unless drained, most Histosols are saturated or nearly saturated with water a large portion of the year.

Synonyms

• organosol, peat

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