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marly
Variant of marl
noun
- a mixture of clay, sand, and limestone in varying proportions, that is soft and crumbly and usually contains shell fragments
- any loose, earthy, crumbly deposit
transitive verb
to cover or fertilize with marl
Related Forms:
- marly adjective
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