A unit of soil structure (e g aggregate, crumb, prism, block, or granule) formed by natural processes
A unit or 'chunk' of soil made up of individual particles of sand, silt, clay, and some organic material that stick together into a specific structure
A unit of soil structure such as a block, column, granule, plate, or prism, formed by natural processes (in contrast with a clod, which is formed artificially) See also shrinkage, soil, ped (shrinkage)