alluvium
noun
al·lu·vi·um
ə-ˈlü-vē-əm 
plural alluviums or alluvia
ə-ˈlü-vē-ə
: clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar detrital material deposited by running water
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Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf.
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Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 12 Mar. 2020
These waters carried debris called alluvium, that makes up the Delta's fertile soil.
—Richard Mason, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2021
Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 12 Mar. 2020
These waters carried debris called alluvium, that makes up the Delta's fertile soil.
—Richard Mason, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2021
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“Alluvium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alluvium. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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alluvium
noun
al·lu·vi·um
ə-ˈlü-vē-əm
plural alluviums or alluvia
-vē-ə
: soil material (as clay, silt, sand, or gravel) deposited by running water
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