alluvia

Plural: alluvia

Noun

• Deposits of soil, sand, and other materials left by flowing water.
• Sediment like clay, silt, or sand deposited by flowing water.
• clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
• plural of alluvium

Examples

• The board seemed to gather ALLUVIA of discarded tiles, making it hard to find a clear path for a long word.
• The jumble of letters on his rack looked like verbal alluvia.

Synonyms

alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium