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bergmeal

bergmeal noun: an earthy substance, resembling fine flour, composed of the shells of infusoria.

Noun

bergmeal (uncountable)

  1. An earthy substance, resembling fine flour, composed of the shells of infusoria.
    • Bergmeal was sometimes mixed into food during times of scarcity in Scandanavia.
  2. mountain meal

Forms of bergmeal

alternative formbergmehl

Origin of bergmeal

From German Berg (“mountain”) + Mehl (“meal”).

Questions about bergmeal

What does bergmeal mean?
Bergmeal means an earthy substance, resembling fine flour, composed of the shells of infusoria.
What part of speech is bergmeal?
Bergmeal is a noun.

Words near bergmeal in the dictionary

  1. Bergmann
  2. Bergmann's rule
  3. bergmannite
  4. bergmaster
  5. bergmasters
  6. bergmeal
  7. bergmehl
  8. bergmote
  9. bergmotes
  10. Bergner
  11. Bergners

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