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Noun: loam  lowm
  1. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
    "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"

Derived forms: loams

Type of: dirt, soil

Encyclopedia: Loam, Michael