Amygdaloid Definition

ə-mĭgdə-loid

amygdaloidal

noun

A volcanic rock containing many amygdules.

American Heritage

Igneous rock containing amygdules.

Webster's New World

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.

Wiktionary

adjective

Almond-shaped.

Webster's New World

Of or relating to the amygdala.

American Heritage

Of or like amygdaloid; containing amygdules.

Webster's New World

Resembling a volcanic rock that contains many amygdules.

American Heritage

Shaped like an almond.

American Heritage Medicine

Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Amygdaloid

Singular:

amygdaloid

Plural:

amygdaloids

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

From Wiktionary
Latin amygdala almond amygdala –oid

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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