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ALL meanings of alluvium

al·lu·vi·um
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  • noun alluvium a fine-grained fertile soil consisting of mud, silt, and sand deposited by flowing water on flood plains, in river beds, and in estuaries 3
  • noun alluvium sand, clay, silt, etc. gradually deposited by moving water, as along a river bed or the shore of a lake 3
  • noun alluvium A deposit of clay, silt, sand, and gravel left by flowing streams in a river valley or delta, typically producing fertile soil. 1
  • noun alluvium sediment left by a river 1
  • noun plural alluvium a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water. 1
  • noun plural alluvium the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, especially in the valleys of large rivers. 1
  • noun alluvium soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain. 0
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