Meanings
nounseptarium (plural septaria)
plural septaria
- geographyA flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone, intersected within by cracks which are often filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals.
Synonyms: turtle-stone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone, intersected within by cracks which are often filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals.
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Origin
- Latinsaeptum“inclosure, partition”
- Englishseptarium
From Latin saeptum (“inclosure, partition”) + -arium.
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Rhymes with septarium
herbariumfusariumimaginariumvivariumsamariumcolumbariumseaquariumoceanariumarmamentariumacarinariumallylsamariumantiquariumaquaterrariumargentarium-ariumascidiariumaviculariumbalsamariumbullariumbunariumcaldariumcalendariumcalidariumcalvarium
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septarium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septarium
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“septarium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septarium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “septarium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septarium.
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