ALLUVIAL
\ɐlˈuːvɪəl], \ɐlˈuːvɪəl], \ɐ_l_ˈuː_v_ɪ__ə_l]\
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Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits.
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Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
By Oddity Software
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Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits.
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soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
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