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semicalcareous

semicalcareous adjective: partially calcareous.

Adjective

semicalcareous (not comparable)

  1. Partially calcareous.
    • a semicalcareous plant
    • a semicalcareous rock

Origin of semicalcareous

From semi- + calcareous.

Words that rhyme with semicalcareous

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Questions about semicalcareous

What does semicalcareous mean?
Semicalcareous means partially calcareous.
What part of speech is semicalcareous?
Semicalcareous is an adjective.

Words near semicalcareous in the dictionary

  1. semibullvalenes
  2. semibuoyant
  3. semiburrowing
  4. semibusy
  5. semic
  6. semicalcareous
  7. semicalcined
  8. semicalibrated
  9. semicalyciform
  10. semicanonical
  11. semicapitalist

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