Loamy

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

loamy - consisting of or having the character of loam; "richy loamy soil" loamless - having no loam; "a stony loamless yard"