Alluvial

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alluvial \Al*lu"vi*al\, n.
     Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial
     soil.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Alluvial \Al*lu"vi*al\, a. [Cf. F. alluvial. See {Alluvion}.]
     Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium;
     relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away
     from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil,
     mud, accumulations, deposits.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alluvial
       adj : of or relating to alluvium