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loamy

[loh-mee] / ˈloʊ mi /
ADJECTIVE
earthlike
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There’s the rich, loamy aroma of the Sequoia forests, which feels like nature itself is breathing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

The conditions at Cornell also intentionally disfavored turf-grass weeds, which prefer the rich, loamy soil that our lawns typically inhabit.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

This brings a smile from the first sip, with flavors of Bing cherries, dried cranberries and aromas of loamy earth.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023

Nestled along coastal waterways, which created fertile loamy soil, the Low Country is abundant with fresh seafood, produce, and grains.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2022

Heaving dirt from a pit, I would hear on another man’s breath some song half-sung in time to his swing; the engineers called their instructions, wending their way through our deep, loamy fosses.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

We’re used to adding organic matter in the form of compost, leaf mold, peat moss or some similar amendment to make the soil loamier, but in older times a pasture was often the source.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2015

The new foundation led to a much deeper and loamier track than in years past, and the majority of the riders that we talked to seemed to like it.

From Time Magazine Archive




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