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loam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | dirt, soil |
| Has types | chernozemic soil, regur, regur soil |
| Derivation | loamy |
Examples of loam
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An innate brightness mixes with a rich, spiced nose of nutmeg, tamarind and loam.
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The lowland area of Cavite is generally composed of Guadalupe clay and clay loam.
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Rosemary grows on friable loam soil with good drainage in an open sunny position.
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Daphne prefers a cool, lime-free, well-drained sandy loam and a sunny position.
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For example a sandy loam soil with 20% gravel would be called gravely sandy loam.
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Red cedar prefers a sunny location in deep moist loam on well-drained subsoil.
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The soil generally is a sandy loam or a strong but friable clay, and very fertile.
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Thus when population rises, vast new subdivisions are built on precious loam.
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The smell of the dirt fills your nose with faint hints of oak, loam, vanilla.
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- A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
- Loam is soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even concentration (about 40-40-20% concentration respectively). Loam soils generally contain more nutrients and humus than sandy soils, have better infiltration and drainage than silty soils, and are easier to till than clay soils. ...
- The Louisiana Midland Railway, was a Class III railroad operating in the US state of Louisiana. The branch of the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway that would become the Louisiana Midland fell under different names those names and time line are as followed: 1. ...
- (Loaming) Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by ploughing, ripping, or turning it. Tillage can also mean the land that is tilled. There are two types of tillage: primary and secondary tillage.
- A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due
- An ideal soil type for growing, loam contains an equal balance of sand, silt and clay. It has benefits of both clay and sand in that it will hold moisture and organic compounds, yet it is porous and will drain well.
- Good quality soil used in preparing compost. Adequate supplies of clay, sand and fiber must be present.
- A rich soil composed of clay, sand, and organic matter.
- Organic soil mixture of crumbly clay, silt and sand.
