Conchylaceous

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:38:30

Con`chy*la"ceous (?), Con*chyl`i*a"ceous (?), a. [L. conchylium shell, Gr. , dim. of , equiv. to . See Conch.]

Of or pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as, conchyliaceous impressions.

Kirwan.

 

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