loam

«loam» in Mova's school dictionary: rich, dark soil made of a good mix of sand, silt and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (loam — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Loam is rich, dark soil made of a good mix of sand, silt and clay, with rotting plants in it; it is very good for growing things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and gardening lessons loam is compared with sandy and clay soils: it holds water but also drains well. Phrases: «loamy soil», «rich loam».

examples

• Loam is the best soil for vegetables. tree →
• The garden has dark, crumbly loam. tree →
• We tested sand, clay and loam to see which drains best. tree →
• Loamy soil holds water but doesn't flood. tree →
• The farmer was pleased with the rich loam. tree →
• Mix compost into the soil to make it more like loam. tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective: loamy. Not «loan» (borrowed money).

In the corpora

• Loam is a mix of sand, silt, clay and humus and is good for most plants.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «loam» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.