Etymology

flos-ferri

Today it means: A variety of aragonite occurring in delicate white coralloidal forms, common in beds of iron ore. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todayflos-ferri

Borrowed from Latin [Term?], meaning "flower of iron".

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