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dendrachate

dendrachate noun: an arborescent or dendritic agate.

Noun

dendrachate (plural dendrachates)

  1. An arborescent or dendritic agate.
    • This is translucent white chalcedony, with dark moss-like markings produced by the infiltration of iron or manganese. It is identical with the dendrachates of Pliny; […]1870, George William Traill, An Elementary Treatise on Quartz and Opal, page 34
    • A dendrachate with two rows of red shrubs.1935, Natural History Magazine, volume 5, page 113

Forms of dendrachate

pluraldendrachates

Origin of dendrachate

From Latin dendrachates, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + ἀχάτης (akhátēs, “agate”). By surface analysis, dendr- + achate.

Questions about dendrachate

What does dendrachate mean?
Dendrachate means an arborescent or dendritic agate.
What part of speech is dendrachate?
Dendrachate is a noun.
What is the plural of dendrachate?
The plural of dendrachate is dendrachates.

Words near dendrachate in the dictionary

  1. Dendle
  2. Dendles
  3. dendogram
  4. dendr-
  5. dendra
  6. dendrachate
  7. dendrachates
  8. dendralene
  9. dendralenes
  10. dendrerpetontid
  11. dendrerpetontids

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