Definition of B-horizon

1. Noun. Immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils.

Exact synonyms: B Horizon
Generic synonyms: Soil Horizon

Lexicographical Neighbors of B-horizon

B-cell differentiation/growth factors
B-cell leukaemia
B-cell stimulatory factor 2
B-cells
B-double
B-doubles
B-drinker
B-drinkers
B-flat clarinet
B-flat major
B-flat minor
B-frame
B-frames
B-girls
B-horizon
B-list
B-lymphocytes
B-mode
B-mode echocardiography
B-movie
B-movies
B-pillar
B-post
B-side
B-sides
B-story
B-tree
B-trees
B-unit

Literary usage of B-horizon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Examination of the soil reveals some structural development of the B horizon (cambie B horizon). Larrea tridentata is clearly dominant here, ..."

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