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Noun: alluvial soil
  1. A fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds

Derived forms: alluvial soils

Type of: dirt, soil

Part of: alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium

Encyclopedia: Alluvial soil