Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
caliche-topped is an adjective meaning "covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil". It carries one recorded sense.
covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil
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