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Amygdaloid

Amygdaloid Meaning & Definition
Amygdaloid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amygdaloid?

[adj] shaped like an almond

Synonyms | Synonyms for Amygdaloid: almond-shaped | amygdaliform | amygdaloidal | rounded

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Amygdaloid In Webster's Dictionary

\A*myg"da*loid\, n. [Gr. ? almond + -oid: cf. F. amygdalo["i]de.] (Min.) A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
\A*myg"da*loid\, Amygdaloidal \A*myg`da*loid"al\, a. 1. Almond-shaped. 2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid.

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