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vernal pool

noun

Etymology

From vernal (“occurring in spring”) + pool.

  1. derived from *bōlos✻ — “bog, marsh”
  2. inherited from *pōlaz✻ — “pool, pond”
  3. inherited from pōl✻
  4. inherited from pōl — “pool”
  5. inherited from pool
  6. compounded as vernal pool — “vernal + pool”

Definitions

  1. A temporary pool that occurs seasonally in places with poor drainage, often with the…

    A temporary pool that occurs seasonally in places with poor drainage, often with the onset of spring rains.

    • The report Sliding toward Extinction indicated that 66%, or nearly 2.8 million acres (1,131,000 ha), of Central Valley vernal pools has been lost.

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