Definition of Pedogenesis

1. Noun. (geology) Process of the formation of soil. ¹

2. Noun. (biology) Larval or preadult reproduction in some insects. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pedogenesis

1. [n -GENESES]

Medical Definition of Pedogenesis

1. Permanent larval stage with sexual development, as in certain gall midges (genus Miastor). Compare: neoteny. Origin: G. Pais (paid-), child, + genesis, origin (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pedogenesis

pedobaptists
pedocal
pedocalic
pedocals
pedoclimate
pedoclimates
pedoclimatic
pedodontia
pedodontics
pedodontist
pedodontist (pedo)
pedodontists
pedodynamometer
pedogamy
pedogeneses
pedogenetic
pedogenic
pedogeochemical
pedogeological
pedogram
pedograph
pedography
pedohebephile
pedohebephiles
pedohebephilic
pedohebephilic disorder
pedologic
pedological

Literary usage of Pedogenesis

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

1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"On the older terrain where the poorly expressed polygons occur, pedogenesis is farther advanced and has affected considerable thickness of materials, ..."

2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Stop 3: Granitic pediment surface, Elev„ 1340 m The surface of the quartz monzonite pediment has eroded too fast to allow substantial pedogenesis. ..."

3. Human Parasitology: With Notes on Bacteriology, Mycology, Laboratory by Damaso de Rivas (1920)
"In bees parthenogenesis determines the sexes, since males are produced only from unfertilized eggs. pedogenesis occurs in ..."

4. Adolescence: Its Psychology and Its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology by Granville Stanley Hall (1904)
"Often the adult stage is suppressed, especially in pedogenesis, where sexual organs ripen and function prematurely. When the social organism is decaying, ..."

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