laterite.

Iron- and aluminum-rich soil or rock produced by intense weathering, commonly in tropical climates.

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Words that belong together

• red laterite
• lateritic soil

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Red laterite stained the wheels long after the rain stopped.

The path cut through a bank of laterite.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.