loess

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003837",
  "term": "loess",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A uniform and unstratified fine sand or silt (rarely clay) deposit transported by wind (an aeolian soil). It is sometimes described as rock flour.",
  "synonyms": [
    "loess sediments"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "eolian deposits",
    "loess deposition"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "loess"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/loess/"
}