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▪ I. ‖ limon Geol.|limɔ̃|
[Fr., = (a) silt, alluvium, (b) limon, loess:—L. līmus mud.]
A fine sandy soil, probably of similar origin to loess, which is widespread in northern France and Belgium.
1890Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 1889 560 At the foot of the Alps,..the löss is dark grey; but west of the secondary chain the same deposit is yellowish, and composed almost entirely of silicious materials, with only a very little carbonate of lime. This limon or löss..is very generally modified towards the top by the chemical action of rain. 1931H. Ormsby France v. 168 Where the covering of limon was thick, on the lower slopes the farmer has been able to cover the scars of war with fields of grain. 1972Mansfield & Powrie France & Benelux viii. 137 The most typical of these chalklands is Picardy,..remarkably fertile, owing to the thick covering of limon.
▪ II. limon(e
obs. form of lemon. |