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amygdaloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
amyg-daloid
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like an almond

adj

Relating to the amygdala

noun

A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -oid.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

amygdaloids (plural)

Derived Forms

amygdaloidal corticoamygdaloid intramygdaloid mesoamygdaloid periamygdaloid subamygdaloid

Synonyms

mandlestone almond-shaped amygdaliform amygdaloidal

Questions

What does amygdaloid mean?
Shaped like an almond
Where does amygdaloid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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