chernozem

Noun

A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Russian чернозём (černozjóm, “black soil”). The letter ё (jo) is usually written as е (je) in Russian, more accurately transliterated as "chernozyom"; compare чернозе́мье (černozémʹje), where ё (jo) is changed to е (je).

Synonyms

black earth

Scrabble Score: 25

chernozem: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chernozem: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chernozem: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 27

chernozem: valid Words With Friends Word