"biostrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biostromes [plural]
Etymology: bio- (“life”) + Latin stroma (“coverlet”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed, mattress”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|stroma||coverlet}} Latin stroma (“coverlet”), {{der|en|grc|στρῶμα||bed, mattress}} Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed, mattress”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} biostrome (plural biostromes)
  1. (geology) A horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms Categories (topical): Geology Translations (a horizontally bedded stratum of fossilized remains of sedentary organisms): biostrome (French), bithstróm [masculine] (Irish)

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