well-drained soil
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- noun
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suelo bien drenado
- Eastern cottonwood II: Low well-drained soils, widely distributed on lower bottomlands.
- well-drained soil in full sun
- moist, well-drained soil
- rich, well-drained soil
Examples
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As with other gingers, it needs warm temperatures and humid air, with well-drained soil to keep the rhizomes from rotting.
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If the proportion of the oak-pine forest on moderately well-drained and well-drained soils is the same as the proportion of the total county land area falling into these drainage categories, a maximum of 26 to 39 percent of this forest type occurs on the soils in Table I.
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Plant this bay in well-drained soil with shelter from frost and cold.
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Ideally, the sites will have somewhat sandy or well-drained soils.
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Crimson King basil asks for nothing more in the garden than full sun and well-drained soil.
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Both trees prefer moist, well-drained soils (see Table I).
Academic text (2012) -
Cherrybark oak IV: Low well-drained soils, well-drained bottomlands, and terraces.
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They don't have snorkels and they really do need a really well draining soil that's free of sopping wet water so that they can breathe and and not rot.
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Remnants of mature longleaf pine ecosystems are present, but mature hardwood ecosystems are almost eliminated from well-drained soils.
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For healthy vegetables, it is essential to plant them in well-drained soil to allow excess water to escape.
Synonyms
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Loose ground made mostly of sand that lets water drain quickly
Antonyms
How Drained
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Surface Forms
Morphology
well-drained + soil
The meaning is directly compositional: 'well' (in a good/effective way) + 'drained' (having had water removed) yields 'soil that allows water to drain away easily.' The adverb + past-participle adjective pattern is common in English (and across languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer this meaning.
Etymology
Well-drained soil comes from simple gardening: people noticed that soil which lets extra water flow away keeps plant roots healthy. Here well means 'good' and drained shows the water is sent away, so the phrase describes soil that prevents 'waterlogging' and helps plants grow.