edaphic.

Relating to the soil and its influence on organisms.

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Words that belong together

• edaphic conditions
• edaphic factors

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Edaphic conditions kept trees from returning to the exposed slope.

The survey linked the sparse vegetation to edaphic factors.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a seasonal, material, ecological, or geographic relation; comparison requires a measurable or descriptive basis. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.