septarium

American

[sep-tair-ee-uhm] / sɛpˈtɛər i əm /

noun

Geology.

plural

septaria

a nodule or mass, such as of limestone or ironstone, formed by the addition of layers around a nucleus and having a network of cracks inside it filled with calcite and other minerals.

septarium British

/ sɛpˈtɛərɪəm /

noun

a mass of mineral substance having cracks filled with another mineral, esp calcite

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Other Word Forms

septarian adjective
septariate adjective

Etymology

Origin of septarium

First recorded in 1775–85; from New Latin sēptārium, equivalent to Latin sēpt(um) “enclosure” ( see septum) + -ārium -arium

Example Sentences

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About the tropics of the large septarium above mentioned, are circular eminent lines, such as might have been left if it had been coarsely turned in a lathe.

From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus

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