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Definition of
loam noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
loam
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
loʊm
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
technology
)
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good quality soil containing sand,
clay
, and decayed vegetable matter
loamy
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adjective
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loam
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