regolith


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
regolith /ˈrɛg(ə)lɪθ/
noun Geology the layer of unconsolidated solid material covering the bedrock of a planet.
– origin C19: from Gk rhēgos ‘rug, blanket’ + -lith.
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