Alluvium [ə-LOO-vee-əm]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, 17th century

1. A deposit of clay, silt, sand, and gravel left by flowing streams in a river valley or delta, typically producing fertile soil.

Examples of alluvium in a sentence

"Thanks to a layer of alluvium covering the ground, the valley was easy to walk through."

"Soil full of alluvium makes a fantastic garden."

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