illuvium

[ ih-loo-vee-uhm ]

noun,plural il·lu·vi·ums, il·lu·vi·a [ih-loo-vee-uh]. /ɪˈlu vi ə/.
  1. the material accumulated through illuviation.

Origin of illuvium

1
<Latin illuv(iēs) (see illuvial) + -ium, on the model of alluvium, Latin dīluviumdeluge, etc.

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