spathose
1 Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of spathose1
1770–80; spath-, as in spathic + -ose 1
Origin of spathose2
Example Sentences
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It is quite white, compact, with some parts slightly spathose, and is firmly attached to the rock.
From Volcanic Islands by Darwin, Charles
It was early known as spathose iron, spathic iron or steel ore.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
In some specimens I was unable, even with the aid of a lens, and by wetting them, to distinguish the boundaries of the altered coral and spathose limestone.
From Coral Reefs by Darwin, Charles
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