geode

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Noun
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ge=ode

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun geode has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

geoden. [F. géode, L. geodes, fr. Gr. earthlike; ge`a, gh^, the earth + e'i^dos form.].
     A nodule of stone, containing a cavity, lined with crystals or mineral matter.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

geode, n.
1 a small cavity lined with crystals or other mineral matter.
2 a rock containing such a cavity.

Derivative
geodic adj.
Etymology
L geodes f. Gk geodes earthy f. ge earth

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