amygdaloid

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

amygdaloid (not comparable)

1. Shaped like an almond
2. (anatomy) Relating to the amygdala

Translations

shaped like an almond

• Catalan: amigdaloide (ca)
• Finnish: mantelinmuotoinen
• French: amygdaloïde (fr)
• Italian: amigdaloide
• Portuguese: amigdaloide
• Ukrainian: мигдалеподі́бний (myhdalepodíbnyj)

Noun

amygdaloid (countable and uncountable, plural amygdaloids)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• mandlestone

Derived terms

• amygdaloidal
• corticoamygdaloid
• intramygdaloid
• mesoamygdaloid
• periamygdaloid
• subamygdaloid