Associations to the word «Tufa»

Wiktionary

TUFA, noun. Calcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a body of water, such as a hot spring.
TUFA, noun. A variety of volcanic rock, tuff.

Dictionary definition

TUFA, noun. A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime.
TUFA, noun. Hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope