GLOBULIFEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

globuliferous (comparative more globuliferous, superlative most globuliferous)

(geology) Bearing globules; of rocks, having a concretionary structure where the concretions are isolated globules evenly distributed through the texture of the rock.

Source: Wiktionary


Glob`u*lif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Globule + -ferous.]

Definition: Bearing globules; in geology, used of rocks, and denoting a variety of concretionary structure, where the concretions are isolated globules and evenly distributed through the texture of the rock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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