calcariferous

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  1. In geology and mineralogy, lime-yielding: as, calcariferous strata. Also applied to petrifying springs charged with carbonate of lime, which is deposited as a crust of calcareous tufa. [Rare.]

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  1. Improp. from Latin calcarius, of lime, + ferre = English bear. The proper form is calciferous, q. v.
 

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