pod·zol (p?d?zôl?) also pod·sol (-sôl?)n. A leached soil formed mainly in cool, humid climates.[Russian : pod, under; see ped- in Indo-European roots + zola, ashes; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]pod·zol?ic adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.podzol (?p?dz?l) or podsoln (Geological Science) a type of soil characteristic of coniferous forest regions having a greyish-white colour in its upper leached layers[C20: from Russian: ash ground, from pod ground + zola ashes] pod?zolic, pod?solic adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014