Soil characterized by its friable blend of clay, silt, and sand. Back to alphabetical list

Old English lam "clay, mud, clayey or muddy earth," from Proto-Germanic *laimaz (source also of Old Saxon lemo, Dutch leem, German Lehm "loam"), from PIE root *(s)lei- "slimy& [..]

fertile soil rich in sand, silt, and smaller amounts of clay.

The best garden soil, a balanced mix of humus, sand, and clay.

A rich soil composed of sand, clay and organic matter.

A type of soil. Rich with clay

Medium soil that is easy to work and is well balanced.

Organic soil mixture of crumbly clay, silt and sand.

Loam is the best type of soil for gardening. It has a balanced mix of humus, sand, and clay. To test what type of soil you have, try the Jar Test

Soil rich in organic material, ideal for growing

Fertile soil, usually easy to work, with equal proportions of silt, sand and clay and with a high proportion of humus.

Loam is the best type of soil for gardening. It has a balanced mix of humus, sand, and clay.

Organic soil mixture of crumbly clay, silt and sand. LUMEN

Soil that contains equal proportions of sand, silt and clay particles.

a textural class of soil that has moderate amounts of sand, silt, and clay

An ideal fertile soil type, consisting of a mixture of sand, clay and decayed vegetable matter.

The best kind of soil; moderately fertile, composed of clay, sand and humus with a texture that is neither too sandy nor too heavy.

An imprecise term, usually denoting a rich soil composed of clay, sand and humus

a soil consisting of a mixture of sand, silt, and clay is ideal for growing.

The best quality type of soil; a loam is a balanced mixture of sand and silt as well as a smaller amount of clay.

A soil with roughly equal influence from sand, silt, and clay particles.

Loam is a soil which contains clay, silt and sand as well as a mixture of organic material. Keen gardeners love loam - it's the best soil for potting plants and growing seeds in the greenhouse. F [..]

A very desirable soil for most plants; fertile and well-drained; usually containing a significant amount of decomposed organic matter.

a fertile mixture of sand, silt, and clay in roughly equal parts.

Another word for soil, especially that of good quality.

n. A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.

a soil having roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt.

organic soil mixture of crumbly clay, silt and sand.

A mixture of sand-, silt-, and clay-sized soil particles. lobopodium

Soil with a relative balance of sand, silt, and clay.  Loam is highly desirable for agriculture.

A mixture of clay, sand and organic matter that produces a rich soil.

A soil with roughly equal influence from sand, silt, and clay particles.

A soil mix of coarse  sand,  silt,  clay, and organic matter.

a soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even concentration (about 40-40-20% concentration respectively), *locally existing capacity - the total ecological production that is found within [..]

A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. * '''1602''' : , '''' , act V scene 1 *: Alexander died, Alexander was buried, [..]

Soil consisting of an easily crumbled mixture of varying proportions of clay, silt, and sand.

Soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay; generally a desirable quality. May be subdivided into texture classes like 'sandy loam', 'silt loam' and 'clay loam'. Specifically, soil material containing 7 to 27% clay, 28 to 50% silt, and less than [..]