madreporite

/ˌmædɹəˈpɔɹaɪt/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

lamellar, similar

MADREPORITE + NOUN

deposite

PREP.

ADV.

naturally

noun

A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment.

A fossil stony coral, or a deposit composed of the same.

a similar Madreporite deposite is noticed a few feet above the coal seam

Whether madreporite occurs naturally in Spain, I do not know

a similar Madreporite deposite is noticed a few feet above the coal seam

Wiktionary

Whether madreporite occurs naturally in Spain, I do not know

Wiktionary

Madreporite was regarded as a variety of calcite and anthraconite a lamellar variety of madreporite

Wiktionary

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In some senses, madreporite is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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