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Caliche

nounid 40685·updated May 18, 2026
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crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

polysemous

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unclassified

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
hardpan
plural
Caliches
possessive
Caliche's
pluralpossessive
Caliches'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru
§2
crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

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