Terra

ter′a, n. earth.— ns. Terr′a-cot′ta , a composition of clay and sand used for statues, hardened like bricks by fire; Terr′a culture , agriculture; Terr′æ-fil′ius , a person of humble origin: formerly the title of a scholar at Oxford who composed annually a satirical lampoon in which considerable license was allowed; Terr′a-fir′ma , a term frequently employed to denote continental land as distinguished from islands: ( coll. ) land as distinguished from water; Terr′a-jap on′ica , pale catechu or gambier; Terr′a-mara (-mä′ra), an earthy deposit containing fertilising organic or mineral matter, any deposit containing prehistoric remains.— adjs. Terrā′nēan , being in the earth; Terrā′nēous , growing on land.— ns. Terrā′rium , a vivarium for land animals; Terr′a-ros′sa , a name given to a ferruginous red earth extensively developed in the limestone districts of south-eastern Europe, esp. in Istria and Dalmatia. [L. terra , earth; L. cocta , pa.p. of coquĕre , to cook; L. firm us , firm; It. amara , bitter; ro o , red.]