clay loam

noun

: a loam containing from 20 to 30 percent clay

Examples of clay loam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This oak has an upright form when young, with a more rounded shape when mature, and grows in sandy, clay loam, or gravelly soils. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026

Soil Corn requires well-draining, fertile soil, ideally sandy loam to clay loam, with a pH range of 6.0 to 6.8, enriched with organic matter such as compost or manure. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026

The soil is a combination of clay loam and obsidian. — Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Sandy soil drains well and dries out quickly, but the typical heavy, clay loam soils in the Chicago area do not. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025

The terrain consists of alluvial plains, gravel, and clay loam. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

First, Bellpine soil in the area forms a shallow layer of silty clay loam over sandstone. — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2021

Just as the soil in Georgia was suited for sweet onions, the clay loam of the southeast suburbs turned out to be just right to grow onion sets — onion bulbs that gardeners plant to give them a head start in a short, northern growing season. — Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for clay loam

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