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Samian earth

Samian earth noun: a kind of clay from the island of Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.

Noun

Samian earth (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of clay from the island of Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.

Questions about Samian earth

What does Samian earth mean?
Samian earth means a kind of clay from the island of Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.
What part of speech is Samian earth?
Samian earth is a noun.

Words near Samian earth in the dictionary

  1. SAMHS
  2. SAMHSA
  3. Sami
  4. Samialugwe
  5. Samian
  6. Samian earth
  7. Samian stone
  8. Samian stones
  9. Samian ware
  10. Samian wares
  11. Samians

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