English Explanatory Dictionary

poecilitic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Mottled with various colours; variegated; spotted.
  2. Of or relating to, or characterizing, Triassic and Permian sandstones of red and other colours.

Word forms

poecilitic poikilitic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos, “many-coloured, variegated”) + -ite or -lite.

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