noun
alluvium
Alluvium (noun) means soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain.
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soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin alluvium (“matter deposited by flowing water”), neuter of alluvius (“deposited by a river”), from Latin alluviō (“washing upon, overflowing”). See also al-.
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"alluvium" (noun) means soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain.