"terreous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more terreous [comparative], most terreous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin terreus, from terra. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ters-}}, {{der|en|la|terreus}} Latin terreus Head templates: {{en-adj}} terreous (comparative more terreous, superlative most terreous)
  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to earth; earthy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-terreous-en-adj-pfCyTZvw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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