amygdaloid

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) +‎ -oid.

Adjective

amygdaloid (comparative more amygdaloid, superlative most amygdaloid)

1. Shaped like an almond.

Translations

shaped like an almond

• Finnish: mantelinmuotoinen
• Italian: amigdaloide
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• Portuguese: amigdaloide

Noun

amygdaloid (countable and uncountable, plural amygdaloids)

1. A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.

Synonyms

• mandlestone

Derived terms

• amygdaloidal