caliche

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caliche Meaning of "caliche"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
  2. (n) nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru

Usage(s):

  • The range grass was sparse now among the limestone and caliche.

Quotes

  • "The weather that week was pretty tough-horrible, in fact," says Arnold Palmer , who finished sixth. "It snowed, and it was very muddy. You were two inches taller when you finished than when you started with that great Texas caliche on your...
    on Jul 10, 2008 By: Arnold Palmer Source: Waggle Room (blog)

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