English Explanatory Dictionary

flos-ferri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A variety of aragonite occurring in delicate white coralloidal forms, common in beds of iron ore.

Word forms

flos-ferri

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin [Term?], meaning "flower of iron".

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