Alluvial \Al*lu"vi*al\, n.
Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial
soil.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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