STROMATOLITE


Meaning of STROMATOLITE in English

n.

Pronunciation: str ō - ' ma-t ə - ˌ l ī t

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin stromat-, stroma bed covering + English -o- + -lite

Date: 1930

: a laminated usually mounded sedimentary fossil formed from layers of cyanobacteria, calcium carbonate, and trapped sediment

– stro · mat · o · lit · ic \ - ˌ ma-t ə - ' li-tik \ adjective

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