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echard

Pronunciation: /ˈɛkˌɑː(ɹ)d/

The English word “echard” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The portion of water in a sample of soil that is not available to vegetation.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”) + ἄρδω (árdō, “to water, to irrigate”).

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