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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
caliche /kəˈliːtʃi/

▶noun

1 a mineral deposit of gravel, sand, and nitrates, found in dry areas of America.

2 another term for calcrete.

– origin C19: from Latin Amer. Sp.

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