crētōsus

a, um, adj.

2. creta

I. abounding in chalk or clay: locus, Cato, R. R. 8, 1; Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 72: terra, Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 3; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 175: rura Cimoli, Ov. M. 7, 463.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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