Meanings
nouncave pearl (plural cave pearls)
plural cave pearls
- A kind of speleothem, formed as calcite crystallizes on a nucleus such as a grain of sand, in much the same way that a biological pearl forms within a mollusc.
Translations
Czech jeskynní perla
- jeskynní perlaspeleothem
Finnish luolahelmi
- luolahelmispeleothem
Spanish perla de caverna
- perla de cavernaspeleothem
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APA
cave pearl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cave%20pearl
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“cave pearl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cave%20pearl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cave pearl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cave%20pearl.
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