septarian

Variant of septarium

septarium definition

sep·tar·ium (sep ter′ē əm)

noun pl. septaria -·ia (-ē ə)

a cementlike mass, as of limestone, with fissures filled with some other material, as calcite

Etymology: ModL < L septum: see septum

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