Edaphic (adj)
ee-daf-ik
(Ecology) Of, produced by, or influenced by the soil.
Late 19th century coined in German from Greek edaphos ‘floor’ + -ic.
Example sentences
“We’d expect to see some edaphic changes over that period.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
