loessialadj.
/ləʊˈɛsɪəl/, /ˈləːsɪəl/, U.S. /ˈlɛsiəl/, /ˈləsiəl/, /loʊˈɛsiəl/ Composed of loess.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > loam > loess
loessic1909
loessial1928
1928 Bull. Amer. Soil Surv. Assoc. 9 34 These [sc. glacial soils] include the till, moraine, drumlin..and other typical forms and a portion of the loessial deposits.
1974 Nature 22 Mar. 320/2 Silt, in excess of that which could be derived from weathering of the substrata and generally considered loessial, is found in many British soils.
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