calcareous
Collocations
3ADJ.
alkaline, median, new, over, strong
CALCAREOUS + NOUN
corn-lands, downs, grassland
ADV.
almost
Definitions
adj
Resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.
The traveller from the coast, who, after plodding northward for a score of miles over calcareous downs and corn-lands, suddenly reaches the verge of one of these escarpments[.]
Cellariiform, the orifices nearly confined to the convex frontal and lateral surfaces; the basal surface with a strong median calcareous keel, almost concealed by a flat membranous epitheca, which covers the whole zoarium […]
Growing in a chalky habitat.
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Synonyms
adjective — composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or
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Idioms & Phrases
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3The traveller from the coast, who, after plodding northward for a score of miles over calcareous downs and corn-lands, suddenly reaches the verge of one of these escarpments[.]
WiktionaryCellariiform, the orifices nearly confined to the convex frontal and lateral surfaces; the basal surface with a strong median calcareous keel, almost concealed by a flat membranous epitheca, which cov
WiktionaryInstead, the spoil will be used in part to create 127 hectares of new calcareous grassland (alkaline grassland), woodland, wood pasture, and wetland habitats.
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