Colluvium Definition

kə-lo͝ovē-əm
colluvia, colluvium
noun
Rock fragments, sand, etc. that accumulate on steep slopes or at the foot of cliffs.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Colluvium

Noun

Singular:
colluvium
Plural:
colluvia

Origin of Colluvium

  • Latin a collection of washings, dregs from colluere to wash thoroughly com- intensive pref. com– -luere to wash leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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