alluvial
adjective/əˈluːviəl/
/əˈluːviəl/
[usually before noun] (geology)- made of sand and earth that is left by rivers or floods
- alluvial deposits/soil/plains
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAlluvial is used with these nouns:- soil
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