calcareous
adjective
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Definition of calcareous
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From the calcareous soils of the Kristy Vineyard in Monterey County, the aromatic white wine is juicy and bright, with citrus and stone fruit flavors. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, "In search of the Great American Wine," 14 June 2018 And speaking of sparkling wine, some terrific bottles now come from the south coast of England, where the pale calcareous soil鈥攑icture the White Cliffs of Dover鈥攊s very much like the famous chalky terrain of France鈥檚 Champagne region. — Eric Asimov, Smithsonian, "The Ever Expanding World of Wine Takes Your Palate to Unexpected Places," 23 Jan. 2017 It was covered in red and orange corals and calcareous marine algae. — Nick Romeo, National Geographic, "How Archaeologists Discovered 23 Shipwrecks in 22 Days," 11 July 2016 Anemones and calcareous tube worms retract their tentacles. — Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News, "Colorful kaleidoscope of marine life in Homer tidepools," 8 July 2017 In 1989, Robert Haas and the famed Perrin family in France discovered Paso鈥檚 secret, that these calcareous, limestone-rich soils mimic the conditions of the Rh么ne Valley in southern France. — Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, "New flight makes it easy to explore California鈥檚 top-notch Paso Robles wine country," 14 June 2017 Soils differ dramatically in different parts of the AVA, from the highly calcareous hills out near us to sand, loam and alluvial soils in the Estrella River basin. — Dave Eckert, kansascity.com, "Paso Robles along California鈥檚 central coast offers delicious wine diversity," 19 May 2017 Bryozoans, considered a canary in the coal mine for magnesium-abundant marine animals with calcareous skeletons, thrive in California kelp forests. — Walter Ko, sacbee.com, "Sea life dissolves quickly in warming waters off California coast, UC Davis finds," 26 Apr. 2017 It was covered in red and orange corals and calcareous marine algae. — Nick Romeo, National Geographic, "How Archaeologists Discovered 23 Shipwrecks in 22 Days," 11 July 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'calcareous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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