ado·be /əˈdobi/
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A·do·be n.
1. An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico.
2. Earth from which unburnt bricks are made. [Western U. S.]
3. Geol. Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in containing carbonates and other soluble minerals.
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adobe
n 1: the clay from which adobe bricks are made
2: sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates [syn: adobe brick]