alluvial sediment (n)
alluvial deposit (n)
alluvium (n)
alluvion (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 17
def clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
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Hypernym sediment, deposit
Derivationally related form alluvium → alluvial
Hyponym delta; placer
Substance meronym alluvial soil
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Derivationally related form alluvial → alluvium
Pertainym (pertains to noun) alluvial → alluvium
Hypernym delta; placer
Hyponym sediment, deposit
Substance holonym alluvial soil

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