Clod
Clod noun - The loose surface material in which plants naturally grow.
Usage example: faced with the task of burying his beloved wife in the cold, hard clod of the frontier
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Marl
Marl noun - A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
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Marl and Clod. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clod/marl
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