loam

n. mixture of moistened clay with sand,straw. horse dung,etc; clay湿泥与沙、草、马粪等的混合物，草泥，泥土。
△ Ham.5.1.230 (208): “Alexander died,Alexan-der was buried,Alexander returneth to dust,the dustis earth,of earth we make loam,and why of thatloam whereto he was converted might they not stop abeer-barrel?”亚力山大死了，亚力山大埋了，亚力山大化为尘埃，尘埃就是土，我们用土和成泥巴，他既然变成泥巴，人家怎么不能拿它去塞啤酒桶呢？
△Mid.5.1.163 (161):“Thisloam,this rough-cast，”这泥巴，这灰浆。

loam壤土

细沙和粘土含量比较接近的土壤。土粒粗大而疏松，通气，透水，保水保肥，适宜于作物生长。

loam[ləum]

n.沃土，肥土
‖loamy adj.壤土（质）的