mozarkite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A particular kind of rock, a form of chert, native to Missouri.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of mozarkite.

Word forms

mozarkite

Etymology

Missouri + Ozarks + -ite (because the Missouri Ozarks were the primary source); appeared in print 1837.

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