alluviums

variants or alluvia
plural of alluvium

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detritus
Noun
  • And while space debris and meteoroids of comparable mass burn up in our atmosphere almost every day, this piece of manufactured orbital detritus is unique.
    Eric Mack, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • But if there isn’t enough kelp detritus to go around, urchins can start feeding on the living kelp itself.
    Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Alluviums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alluviums. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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