ampelite
Meanings
noun
- An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the Ancients Greeks as a pesticide on vines.
- A carbonaceous alum schist.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin ampelitis, from Ancient Greek ἀμπελῖτις (ampelîtis, “of or for vines”), from ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”).
Derived words
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