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tripetalous (medicine) and geode (sh)


tripetalous (medicine)


tripetalous
<botany> Having three petals, or flower leaves; three-petaled.

Origin: Pref. Tri- + petalous: cf. F. Tripetale.

Source: Websters Dictionary


geode (sh)




Hollow mineral body found in limestones and some shales, commonly a slightly flattened globe 1-12 in.

(2.5-30 cm) in diameter and containing a chalcedony layer surrounding an inner lining of crystals. The hollow interior often is nearly filled with inward-projecting crystals, new layers growing on top of old. The crystals are often of quartz but sometimes of Other minerals.