Loam

Loam

The textural class name for soil having a moderate amount of sand, silt, and clay. Loam soils contain 7% to 27% clay, 28% to 50% silt, and less than 52% sand.

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loam

Education; SAT vocabulary

A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.

loam

Biology; Bioclimatology

Soil that is made up of sand, clay, and silt. Loam contains dead plant material that has been broken down into simpler chemical compounds.

loam

Geography; Physical geography

A soil having roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt.

loam

Construction; Driveway

Top Soil or Soil used to grow crops, lawns or vegetables highly rich in nutrients or compose for plant growth.

loam

Biology; Ecology

A fertile mixture of sand, silt, and clay in roughly equal parts.

loam

Garden; Gardening

Good quality soil. Adequate supplies of clay, sand, and fiber must be present. Crumbly to the touch. Ideal for most gardening.

bark

Plants; Horticulture

The rough outer part of the cortex; loosely used for the entire cortex.

articulate

Plants; Horticulture

Having nodes or joints where separation may naturally occur.

annular

Plants; Horticulture

Ring-like; said of leaf scars that encircle the bud, or bundle scars that are circular with an opening in the center.

Plants; Horticulture

On the front side, away from the axis, toward the subtending bract.

aphid

Plants; Horticulture

a small green or white insect that sucks juices from plant parts

apomixis

Plants; Horticulture

process of producing viable seed without fertilization

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