septarium
Americannoun
plural
septaria-
a nodule or mass, such as of limestone or ironstone, formed by the addition of layers around a nucleus and having a network of cracks inside it filled with calcite and other minerals.
noun
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a mass of mineral substance having cracks filled with another mineral, esp calcite
Other Word Forms
- septarian adjective
- septariate adjective
Etymology
Origin of septarium
First recorded in 1775–85; from New Latin sēptārium, equivalent to Latin sēpt(um) “enclosure” ( septum ) + -ārium -arium
Example Sentences
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About the tropics of the large septarium above mentioned, are circular eminent lines, such as might have been left if it had been coarsely turned in a lathe.
From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus
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