- rainwash
- noun Date: 1876 the washing away of material by rain; also the material so washed away
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rainwash — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the washing away of material by rain some solid material is carried into streams by rainwash C.A.Cotton 2. : material washed away by rain eventually the rainwash is swept into rills and streams Arthur Holmes … Useful english dictionary
rainwash — /rayn wosh , wawsh /, n. material eroded or swept away by rain. [1875 80; RAIN + WASH] * * * … Universalium
rainwash — noun The washing action of rain, capable of erosion and transporting soil … Wiktionary
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perched rock — also called Mushroom Rock, or Pedestal Rock, boulder balanced on a pinnacle rock, another boulder, or in some other precarious position. Some perched rocks form in place, as where rainwash (and in some cases wind) has removed fine… … Universalium
seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… … Universalium
