loam (redirected from loaming)

loam  (lm)

n.

1. Soil composed of a mixture of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter.

2. A mixture of moist clay and sand, and often straw, used especially in making bricks and foundry molds.

tr.v. loamed, loam·ing, loams

To fill, cover, or coat with loam.

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[Middle English lam, lom, clay, from Old English lm; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

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loamy adj.

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loam

Noun

fertile soil consisting of sand, clay, and decaying organic material [Old English lām]

loamy adj

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loam  (lm)

Soil composed of approximately equal quantities of sand, silt, and clay, often with variable amounts of decayed plant matter.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

loam - a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials regur, regur soil - a rich black loam of India chernozemic soil - a rich black loam of Russia dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Translations

loam [ləum] n → marga

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loam [ləum] n → terreau m

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loam [ləum] n → Lehmerde f

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loam [ləum] n → terra di marna