karst
A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.
Related words
- endokarst
- epikarst
- exokarst
- karstification
- karstify
- palaeokarst
- pseudokarst
- karst spring
- karstic
- karstology
- thermokarst
- glaciokarst
Word history
From German "Karst".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “karst” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.