xerert

English

Noun

xerert (plural xererts)

  1. A vertisol with cracks that are open for at least 60 consecutive days during the summer, but closed for at least 60 consecutive days during winter.
    Xererts are most extensive in the eastern Mediterranean and parts of California.
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