n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ krist
Function: noun
Etymology: French phénocryste, from Greek phainein to show + krystallos crystal ― more at FANCY
Date: 1893
: one of the prominent embedded crystals of a porphyry
– phe · no · crys · tic \ ˌ f ē -n ə - ' kris-tik \ adjective