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alluvial soil
(i) A soil developing from recently deposited alluvium and exhibiting essentially no horizon development or modification of the recently deposited materials. (ii) When capitalized the term refers to a great soil group of the azonal order consisting of soils with little or no modification of the recent sediment in which they are forming.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Soil science
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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- Bob Adams
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