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duricrust

du·ri·crust [ dri krùst ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hard soil crust: a hard crust formed on the surface of the soil by the precipitation of soluble minerals from mineral waters, particularly during the dry season in semiarid climates

[Early 20th century. < Latin durus "hard"]
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