pisolith

[ pis-uh-lith, piz-, pahy-suh- ]

noun
  1. a pea-size calcareous concretion, larger than an oolith, aggregates of which constitute a pisolite.

Origin of pisolith

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; see origin at pisolite, -lith

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