Colluvial vs. Alluvial

Colluvialadjective

Of or pertaining to colluvium

Alluvialadjective

Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.

Alluvialnoun

A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.

Alluvialnoun

Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.

Alluvialnoun

Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.

Alluvialadjective

Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits.

Alluvialadjective

of or relating to alluvium

Alluvialadjective

relating to or derived from alluvium