adjective
- produced by the earth.
- Geology. noting or pertaining to sediments on the sea bottom derived directly from the neighboring land, or to the rocks formed primarily by the consolidation of such sediments.
adjective
- of or produced by the earth
- (of geological deposits) formed in the sea from material derived from the land by erosion
- Derived from the land, especially by erosive action. Used primarily of shallow marine sediments.