Geode

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:52:22

Ge"ode (?), n. [F. g'eode, L. geodes, fr. Gr. earthlike; , , the earth + form.] Min. (a)

A nodule of stone, containing a cavity, lined with crystals or mineral matter.

(b)

The cavity in such a nodule.

 

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