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adj
Resembling, containing, or composed of calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Growing in a chalky habitat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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adjective
composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chalky
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History
Learned borrowing from Latin calcārius (“of or pertaining to lime”), derived from calx (“lime”). Similar to calcium.
Across languages
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