druse
noun
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
druse
American
[drooz]
/ druz /
noun
Druse
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British
/ druːz /
noun
druse
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British
/ druːz /
noun
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an aggregate of small crystals within a cavity, esp those lining a cavity in a rock or mineral
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botany a globular mass of calcium oxalate crystals formed around an organic core, found in some plant cells
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of druse
1745–55; < German; compare Middle High German, Old High German druos gland, tumor, German Drüse gland ( Middle High German drües, plural of druos )
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Tschirakin's precious stone was doubtless nothing else than a druse of this shining but valueless mineral.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie
The small Druse community living in the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan generally has good relations with Israel.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
The town is directly across the border from Majdal Shams, Israel, the Druse village in which he was born.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2021
In the years since, Mr. Kuntar, a Lebanese Druse, took up arms again, this time in Hezbollah’s campaign to rescue the beleaguered government of President Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian civil war.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2015
Twenty-three years ago, the horticultural author and photographer Ken Druse produced a book urging us to go over to the dark side.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2015
Despite the lurid details, Roxie Druse became something of a cause celebre—no woman had been executed in New York in thirty-nine years.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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