1. relating to or consisting of laterite, a reddish clay-like soil rich in iron and aluminum oxides
Usage: geological

Examples

• The lateritic soil in tropical regions is often unsuitable for agriculture.
• Bauxite deposits are commonly found in lateritic formations.
• The lateritic crust formed over millions of years of weathering.
• Mining companies extract aluminum from lateritic ores.
• The red lateritic landscape stretched for miles across the plateau.
• Lateritic soils develop in areas with high rainfall and temperature.