TUFA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tufa mean? 

• TUFA (noun)
  The noun TUFA has 2 senses:

1. a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime

2. hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash

  Familiarity information: TUFA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TUFA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

calc-tufa; tufa

Hypernyms ("tufa" is a kind of...):

rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

tufa; tuff

Hypernyms ("tufa" is a kind of...):

volcanic rock (extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth)