butyrellite

[ byoo-ter-uh-lahyt ]

noun
  1. technical name of bog butter, an ancient food substance found buried in peat bogs, chiefly in Ireland and Scotland.

Origin of butyrellite

1
First recorded in 1865–70

Words Nearby butyrellite

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