{ Tar*ta"re*an (?), Tar*ta"re*ous (?), }
a. [L. tartareus: cf. F. tartaréen.]
Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.
Tar*ta"re*ous, a. [Cf. 1st Tartarous.]
1. Consisting of tartar; of the nature of
tartar.
2. (Bot.) Having the surface rough and
crumbling; as, many lichens are tartareous.
{ Tar*ta"re*an (?), Tar*ta"re*ous (?), }
a. [L. tartareus: cf. F. tartaréen.]
Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.
Tar*ta"re*ous, a. [Cf. 1st Tartarous.]
1. Consisting of tartar; of the nature of
tartar.
2. (Bot.) Having the surface rough and
crumbling; as, many lichens are tartareous.