"druse" meaning in English

See druse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɹuːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-druse.wav Forms: druses [plural], drusen [plural]
enPR: dro͞oz Rhymes: -uːz Etymology: Borrowed via French from German Druse (“crystallized piece of ore”); compare dross. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|de|Druse||crystallized piece of ore}} German Druse (“crystallized piece of ore”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|drusen}} druse (plural druses or drusen)
  1. (mineralogy) A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals. Categories (topical): Mineralogy Translations (a rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals): друза (druza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), drúza [feminine] (Czech), drusa [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-druse-en-noun-ctlEbNiX Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'a rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals': 84 7 9
  2. (botany) An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants. Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy Translations (an aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants): drusa [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-druse-en-noun-ShEg-9Wu Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 6 53 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 46 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 59 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 46 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 46 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 54 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 50 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 53 34 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'an aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants': 6 86 8
  3. (ophthalmology) A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye. Categories (topical): Ophthalmology Translations (a tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye): drusa [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-druse-en-noun-PR972mHx Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences Disambiguation of "a tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye": 5 6 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: drused, drusenoid, drusy

Inflected forms

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