'Tartareous' definitions:

Definition of 'Tartareous'

From: GCIDE
  • Tartarean \Tar*ta"re*an\, Tartareous \Tar*ta"re*ous\, a. [L. tartareus: cf. F. tartar['e]en.] Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tartareous'

From: GCIDE
  • Tartareous \Tar*ta"re*ous\, a. [Cf. 1st Tartarous.]
  • 1. Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Having the surface rough and crumbling; as, many lichens are tartareous. [1913 Webster] Tartarian