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amygdalic |
amygdaliferous |
amygdaliform |
amygdalin |
amygdaline |
amygdaloid
| amygdaloid nucleus
| amygdaloidal
| amygdalotomy
| amygdalus
| amygdalus communis
amygdaloid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun amygdaloid has 1 sense
- amygdaloid(n = noun.substance) Array - volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits; Array is a kind of volcanic rock
Adjective amygdaloid has 1 sense
- amygdaloid(s = adj.all) almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloidal - shaped like an almond; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
amygdaloid, n. [Gr. almond + -oid: cf. F. amygdaloïde.].
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava. [1913 Webster]
amygdaloid, a.
- Almond-shaped. [1913 Webster]
- Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
amygdaloid, adj. shaped like an almond.
Idiom
amygdaloid nucleus a roughly almond-shaped mass of grey matter deep inside each cerebral hemisphere, associated with the sense of smell.
Etymology
L amygdala f. Gk amugdale almond
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