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Meaning of GEODE

Pronunciation:  'jeeowd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
 
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 See Also: nodule

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ge"ode\, n. [F. g['e]ode, L. geodes, fr. Gr. ? earthlike;
ge`a, gh^, 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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