illuvium

English

Etymology

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Noun

illuvium (plural illuviums or illuvia)

1. (geology) material displaced across a soil profile, from one layer to another, by the action of rainwater

Related terms

• illuviate
• illuviation

See also

• alluvium

Further reading

• illuvium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia