colluvia

variants or colluviums
plural of colluvium

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detritus
Noun
  • Beyond the gate there’s a floating coagulation of detritus. ¶ Sebastopol The occasional aberration forms in the air.
    Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
  • Throwing that detritus away is the third-most expensive component of sweeping.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
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“Colluvia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluvia. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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