vadose


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vadose /ˈveɪdəʊs/
adjective Geology relating to or denoting underground water in the zone above the water table. Compare with phreatic.
– origin C19: from L. vadosus, from vadum ‘shallow expanse of water’.
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