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AMYGDALOID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amygdaloid mean?
• AMYGDALOID (noun)
The noun AMYGDALOID has 1 sense:
1. volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits
Familiarity information: AMYGDALOID used as a noun is very rare.
• AMYGDALOID (adjective)
The adjective AMYGDALOID has 1 sense:
1. shaped like an almond
Familiarity information: AMYGDALOID used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("amygdaloid" is a kind of...):
volcanic rock (extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shaped like an almond
Synonyms:
almond-shaped; amygdaliform; amygdaloid; amygdaloidal
Similar:
rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)
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