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Alluvial soil   /ˌælˈuviəl sɔɪl/   Listen
Alluvial soil

noun
1.
A fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds.






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... looked down upon conical roofs thatched with attaps, and diversified by the pyramids and spires and fantastic turrets of the more important buildings. The valley of the Meinam, not over six hundred miles in length, is as a long deep dent or fissure in the alluvial soil. At its southern extremity we have the climate and vegetation of the tropics, while its northern end, on the brow of the Yunan, is a region of perpetual snow. The surrounding country is remarkable for the bountiful productiveness of its unctuous loam. The scenery, though ...
— The English Governess At The Siamese Court • Anna Harriette Leonowens



Words linked to "Alluvial soil" :   dirt, alluvial sediment, alluvium, alluvial deposit, alluvion, soil



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