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illuvial

[ ih-loo-vee-uhl, ih-loov-yuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to illuviation or illuvium.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of illuvial1

1920–25; < Latin illuvi ( ēs ) mud, flood, literally, what washes or is washed in ( il- il- 1 + -luv-, combining form of lavere to wash + -iēs noun suffix) + -al 1; alluvial

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