MEANING
Containing calcium carbonate, as in limestone, chalk, or many shells.
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Words that belong together
- calcareous soil
- calcareous rock
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Calcareous rock lay exposed along the cut bank.
The plants favored the hillside’s calcareous soil.
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- calcareous
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a composition description. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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