tufa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Calcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a body of water, such as a hot spring.
A variety of volcanic rock, tuff.

/ˈt(j)uːfə/

tufa tufas

From Italian tufo, from Latin tōfus or tōphus. Doublet of tuff.

tuff

travertine

calc-tufa tufaceous

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