"byssolite" meaning in All languages combined

See byssolite on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: byssolites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “flax”) + -lite. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|βύσσος||flax}} Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “flax”), {{af|en|-lite}} -lite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} byssolite (countable and uncountable, plural byssolites)
  1. (mineralogy) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: amianthus Derived forms: byssolitic

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