laterite

/ˈlatəɹʌɪt/

noun

  1. 1

    A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

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