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colluvium definition

col·lu·vium (kə lo̵̅o̅′vē əm)

noun pl. colluvia -·via (-ə) or colluviums -·vi·ums

rock fragments, sand, etc. that accumulate on steep slopes or at the foot of cliffs

Etymology: ML, altered < L colluvies, dregs, sweepings < colluere, to wash out < col-, var. of com-, com- + luere, var. of lavare, to lave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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