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gyrogonite

gyrogonite noun: the petrified fruit of several species of stonewort.

gyrogonite: the petrified fruit of several species of stonewort
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Noun

gyrogonite (plural gyrogonites)

  1. The petrified fruit of several species of stonewort
    • The shells and gyrogonites also agree specifically with some of those most common in the French deposits […]1833, Charles Lyell, chapter XX, in Principles of Geology […] , volume III, London: John Murray, page 280

Forms of gyrogonite

pluralgyrogonites

Origin of gyrogonite

Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle, ring”) + γόνος (gónos, “fruit”)

Questions about gyrogonite

What does gyrogonite mean?
Gyrogonite means the petrified fruit of several species of stonewort.
What part of speech is gyrogonite?
Gyrogonite is a noun.
What is the plural of gyrogonite?
The plural of gyrogonite is gyrogonites.

Words near gyrogonite in the dictionary

  1. gyrogauge
  2. gyrogeodesic
  3. gyrogeodesics
  4. gyroglider
  5. gyrogliders
  6. gyrogonite
  7. gyrogonites
  8. gyrograph
  9. gyrographs
  10. gyrogravitomagnetic
  11. gyrogroup

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