What is the layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil, rests; subsoil called?
understratum — The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil, rests; subsoil. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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