tufa

tufa
tufaceous /tooh fay"sheuhs, tyooh-/, adj.
/tooh"feuh, tyooh"-/, n. Geol.
1. Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like. Cf. travertine.
2. (not in technical use) tuff2.
[1760-70; < It tufo < L tofus]

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