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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
amygdaloid en · ADJ
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -oid.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Shaped like an almond
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(not-comparable) Relating to the amygdala
Translations (7)
it amigdaloide (shaped like an almond) · ru миндалеви́дный (shaped like an almond) · fi mantelinmuotoinen (shaped like an almond) · fr amygdaloïde (shaped like an almond) · ca amigdaloide (shaped like an almond) · uk мигдалеподі́бний (shaped like an almond) · pt amigdaloide (shaped like an almond)
amygdaloid en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -oid.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
Deriveds
periamygdaloid · intramygdaloid · corticoamygdaloid · amygdaloidal · mesoamygdaloid · subamygdaloid
Synonyms
mandlestone