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Meaning of AMYGDALOID

Pronunciation:  u'migdu`loyd

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 Definition: [adj]  shaped like an almond
 
 Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloidal, rounded
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
    
  2. \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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