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Tartareous

{

Tar-ta′re-an

,

Tar-ta′re-ous

, }

Adj.

[L.

tartareus

: cf. F.

tartaréen

.]

Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.

Tar-ta′re-ous

,

Adj.

[Cf. 1st

.]

1.

Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar.

2.

(Bot.)

Having the surface rough and crumbling;

as, many lichens are

tartareous

.