alluvium

(eg. grace, rose, critical )

alluvium  /ə ˈlu vi əm/ ? Meaning of "alluvium"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

Synonym(s)

alluvial sediment, alluvion

Usage(s):

  • Rearing a few surprising skyscrapers above the rich alluvium of the Connecticut River is Hartford, capital of the third smallest State in the Union, home of a considerable .

Quotes

  • Fadiman writes about a landscape architect who "savours the very smell of the dirt embedded in his botany texts; it is the alluvium of his life's work."
    on Jan 10, 2009 By: Anne Fadiman Source: Deccan Herald

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