colluvium

noun

colluvium

noun

Etymology From Latin colluvio (“jumble”)

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.

Related terms
colluvial
Hyponyms
talus
Coordinate terms
alluvium, scree

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