ALLUVIA

Noun

alluvia

plural of alluvium

Source: Wiktionary


ALLUVIUM

Al*lu"vi*um, n.; pl. E. Alluviums, L. Alluvia. Etym: [L., neut. of alluvius. See Alluvious.] (Geol.)

Definition: Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas. Lyell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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