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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calcareous \Cal*ca"re*ous\, a. [L. calcarius pertaining to lime.
See {Calx}.]
Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate;
consisting of or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate
of lime.
{Calcareous spar}. See as {Calcite}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
calcareous
adj : composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or
calcite or chalk [syn: {chalky}]
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