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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Laterite \Lat"er*ite\, n. [L. later brick, tile: cf. F. lat['e]rite.] (Geol.) An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

laterite n 1: a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides