Loam Definition

lōm
loams
noun
A rich soil composed of clay, sand, and some organic matter.
Webster's New World
A mixture of moistened clay, sand, and some organic matter, as straw, used in plastering, making foundry molds, etc.
Webster's New World
Any rich, dark soil.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To fill or cover with loam.
Webster's New World
Loam is defined as to add rich soil to dirt.
An example of loam is to add rich soil over existing dirt to prepare a yard for planting a lawn.
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Origin of Loam

  • Middle English lam, lom clay from Old English lām lei- in Indo-European roots

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

  • From Old English lām.

    From Wiktionary

Loam Sentence Examples

  • The soil generally is a sandy loam or a strong but friable clay, and very fertile.

  • Any good free loam is suitable, but a calcareous loam is the best.

  • The north-west and north-east sections contain some glacial drift but the soil in these parts is not suitable for cultivation except in the larger valleys in the north-west where it is drained by glacial gravel or there is some sandy loam mixed with clay.

  • The shores are sand, clay or loam throughout some 1300 m., with very rare rock ridges or rapids, and the banks rise low above ordinary water.

  • The soil of the northern portion of the county is a rich brown loam, on a substratum of clay or gravel.

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Words Starting With

LLOLOA

Words Ending With

MAMOAM

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Words Starting With L and Ending With M

Starts With L & Ends With MStarts With LO & Ends With MStarts With L & Ends With AM

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With L4 Letter Words Ending With M