loam
11loam — [ləum US loum] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: lam] good quality soil consisting of sand, clay, and decayed plants >loamy adj …
12loam — [ loum ] noun uncount a type of soil that is especially good for plants to grow in …
13loam — ► NOUN 1) a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus. 2) a paste of clay and water with sand and chopped straw, used in making bricks and plastering walls. DERIVATIVES loaminess noun loamy adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «clay»: related to… …
14Loam — Un champ de loam. Le loam est une classe texturale composée de moins de 52 % de sable, 28 à 50 % de limon et de 7 à 27 % d argile [1]. Selon les proportions, on parlera de loam sablonneux, limoneux ou argileux. Le loam est idéal… …
15loam — loaminess, n. loamless, adj. loamy, adj. /lohm/, n. 1. a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay. 2. a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making molds for… …
16loam — n clay, sand, clay loam, sandy loam, silt loam; mud, silt, earth, ground, soil, fertile or rich soil …
17loam — [[t]loʊm[/t]] n. 1) agr. gel a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay 2) bui mel a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making molds for founding and in… …
18loam — /loʊm / (say lohm) noun 1. a loose soil composed of clay and sand, especially a kind containing organic matter and of great fertility. 2. a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making moulds for founding, and in plastering walls, stopping… …
19loam — (lôm ) s. m. Terme d agriculture. Terre arable contenant en bonnes proportions les principaux éléments des sols fertiles. ÉTYMOLOGIE Angl. loam, terre argileuse ; comparez l allem. Lehm, le lat. limus, et voy. limon …
20loam — noun Loam is used before these nouns: ↑soil …
