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dendrolite

UK/ˈdɛndɹəlaɪt/

dendrolite noun: a petrified or fossilised tree, plant, or part of a plant.

Noun

dendrolite (plural dendrolites)

  1. A petrified or fossilised tree, plant, or part of a plant.

Forms of dendrolite

pluraldendrolites

Origin of dendrolite

From dendro- + -lite, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Questions about dendrolite

What does dendrolite mean?
Dendrolite means a petrified or fossilised tree, plant, or part of a plant.
What part of speech is dendrolite?
Dendrolite is a noun.
How do you pronounce dendrolite?
Dendrolite is pronounced /ˈdɛndɹəlaɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of dendrolite?
The plural of dendrolite is dendrolites.

Words near dendrolite in the dictionary

  1. dendroidal
  2. dendroidly
  3. dendroids
  4. dendrolasin
  5. dendrolatry
  6. dendrolite
  7. dendrolites
  8. dendrologic
  9. dendrological
  10. dendrologist
  11. dendrologists

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