calcareous: Meaning and Definition of

cal•car•e•ous

Pronunciation: (kal-kâr'ē-us), [key]
— adj.
  1. of, containing, or like calcium carbonate; chalky: calcareous earth.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
calcarate calcareous tufa
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