B-horizon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  B-horizon \B-horizon\ n.
     that layer of soil in a well-developed soil lying immediately
     below the A-horizon, and which contains deposits of organic
     matter leached from surface soils.
  
     Syn: B horizon.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  B-horizon
       n : immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of
           organic matter leached from surface soils [syn: {B
           horizon}]