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What (who) is lime soil - definition
AN ADJECTIVE MEANING MOSTLY OR PARTLY COMPOSED OF CALCIUM CARBONATE
Calcareous soil; Calcareous rock; Calcareous deposit; Calcareous ooze; Lime soil; Calcareous rocks; Calcareous soils
![Calcareous [[sandstone]] in [[Seven Sisters Country Park]], England](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Calcareous Soil Profile, Seven Sisters Country Park - geograph.org.uk - 1280181.jpg?width=200 "Calcareous [[sandstone]] in [[Seven Sisters Country Park]], England")
![Calcareous mine in [[Perm Krai]], [[Russia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Calcareous open-cast mine in Gornozavodsk.jpg?width=200 "Calcareous mine in [[Perm Krai]], [[Russia]]")
calcareous
[kal'k?:r??s]
¦ adjective
1. containing calcium carbonate; chalky.
2. Ecology (of vegetation) occurring on chalk or limestone.
Origin
C17: from L. calcarius (from calx, calc- 'lime') + -eous.
Calcareous
Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.
Calcareous
·adj Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.
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Calcareous
Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.
