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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amygdaloid \A*myg"da*loid\, n. [Gr. ? almond + -oid: cf F. amygdalo["i]de.] (Min.) A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amygdaloid \A*myg"da*loid\, Amygdaloidal \A*myg`da*loid"al\, a. 1. Almond-shaped. 2. Pertaining to or having the nature of the rock amygdaloid. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amygdaloid adj : shaped like an almond [syn: {almond-shaped}, {amygdaliform}, {amygdaloidal}]
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