Meanings
nounSamian earth (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableA kind of clay from the island of Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.
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Samian earth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samian%20earth
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