English Explanatory Dictionary

lithophyse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spherulitic cavity, often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, such as rhyolitic lavas.

Word forms

lithophyse lithophyses

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?]

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