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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLU'VIAL, a. [L. fluviaticus, from fluvius, a river; fluo, to flow.]
Belonging to rivers; growing or living in streams or ponds; as a fluviatic plant.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to or happening in a river; "fluvial deposits"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fluvialis, from fluvius river, from fluere Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or living in a stream or river 2. produced by the action of a stream <a fluvial plain>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. of or found in a river or rivers. Etymology: ME f. L fluvialis f. fluvius river f. fluere flow

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fluvial Flu"vi*al, a. [L. fluvialis, from fluvius river, fr. fluere to flow: cf.F. fluvial. See Fluent.] Belonging to rivers; growing or living in streams or ponds; as, a fluvial plant.