Etymology

pisoid

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Today it means: A concretionary grain, typically of calcium carbonate, between a microid and a macroid in size. Full definition →

Latin pisum
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  1. Latin · derived frompisum
  2. English todaypisoid

From Latin pisum + -oid.

Words from the same roots

Latinpisum all →

peasepisiformpisolitepisolith

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