loam

[US]/ləʊm/
[UK]/lom/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (especially soil suitable for plant growth) a type of rich soil or earth

Phrases & Collocations

silt loam

sandy loam

clay loam

Example Sentences

But the pathogens could not invade the host easily in sabulous loam soils.

The sandy soil that upland lime calcium pledges earth and fluvial two sides reach alluvion, sandy loam 4 kinds big.

The garden was filled with rich loam, perfect for growing vegetables.

Farmers use loam to improve soil quality and promote plant growth.

Loam is a combination of sand, silt, and clay, ideal for gardening.

The loamy soil in the forest provides nutrients for the trees to thrive.

Gardeners often mix loam with compost to create a fertile planting medium.

Loam is known for its ability to retain moisture while still allowing for good drainage.

The construction of the building required a stable foundation made of compacted loam.

The loamy texture of the soil made it easy for the farmers to till the land.

Loam is often used in landscaping projects to create a stable base for plants and trees.

The agricultural extension office recommended adding loam to the garden to improve soil structure.

Real-world Examples

We found the burrow of this merciless hunter and it's a loam wasp.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

So we call that loam, right, and water, as it rains, easily absorbs into that loam or that earthy top soil.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2023 Collection

There are about 30 beetles in this single burrow and the loam wasp did not make any mistakes.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

No weeds grew in the rich, much-worked loam.

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

Do a search on a type of soil called clay loam.

Source: The Good Wife Season 4

In cold, plants are housed in paper shelters, their roots set in loam warmed by subterranean air pipes heated by buried charcoal.

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

When the rich loam had taken the edge off their hunger, the trees turned to an earth of the kind you see in Somerset, which is almost pink.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

They began with a rich brown loam that looked almost exactly like chocolate; so like chocolate, in fact, that Edmund tried a piece of it, but he did not find it at all nice.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Some ranchers with an instinct for water, like that of the miner for metal, sank wells into the dry sand and were rewarded with gushers that " soused the thirsty desert and turned its good-for-nothing sand into good-for-anything loam."

Source: American history

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