Loam

n. [A-S. lām, D. leem, L. Ger. lēm, H. Ger. lehm, allied to Lat. limus, slime, mud. Cf. LIME.] A soil chiefly composed of silicious sand, clay, and carbonate of lime, with more or less of oxide of iron, magnesia, and various salts, and also decayed vegetable and animal matter, giving proportionate fertility.