| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand |
breccia
|
| thin crusty lichen thallus; adheres closely to or is embedded in the surface on which it grows |
crustose thallus
|
| obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge |
flintlock
|
| body substance in which tissue cells are embedded |
ground substance
,
intercellular substance
,
matrix
|
| matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded |
groundmass
|
| hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation) |
ingrown hair
|
| toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh |
ingrown toenail
,
onyxis
|
| decorate with embedded material |
inlaid
|
| any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales |
leatherjack
,
leatherjacket
|
| tropical fruit from the Philippines having a mass of small seeds embedded in sweetish white pulp |
marang
|
| fossil is embedded, solid matter in which |
matrix
|
| any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals |
porphyritic rock
,
porphyry
|
| part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support |
root
,
tooth root
|
| tool embedded into handle, part of |
shank
,
tang
|
| mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it |
stroma
|
| fungus with a long solid stalk embedded in soil and a yellow-brown head shaped like a cauliflower |
Wynnea sparassoides
|
| (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded |
xenolith
|
