Etymology

dendrolite

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Today it means: A petrified or fossilised tree, plant, or part of a plant. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δένδρον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδένδρον“tree”
  2. English todaydendrolite

From dendro- + -lite, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδένδρον all →

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