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# loam

«loam» in Mova's judaism 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loam/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loam/#x1)
- The garden has dark, crumbly loam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loam/#x2)
- We tested sand, clay and loam to see which drains best. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loam/#x3)
- Loamy soil holds water but doesn't flood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loam/#x4)
- The farmer was pleased with the rich loam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loam/#x5)
- Mix compost into the soil to make it more like loam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loam/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/63-soil-and-what-lives-in-it/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «loam» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loam/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.