b horizon

1. 1.

   immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils

   SynonymsB-horizon

   Broadersoil horizon

Questions about b horizon

What does b horizon mean?

b horizon means "immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils".

What is another word for b horizon?

Close synonyms include B-horizon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is b horizon a common word?

b horizon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.