DRUSE


Meaning of DRUSE in English

[ dru:z ]

■ noun

1》 Geology a rock cavity lined with a crust of projecting crystals.

2》 Botany a rounded cluster of calcium oxalate crystals found in some plant cells.

Origin

C19: via Fr. from Ger. Druse 'weathered ore'.

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