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stone lily

noun

  1. a fossil crinoid.


stone-lily

noun

  1. the fossil of any of several species of sea lily or crinoid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stone lily1

First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences

Encrinite, en′kri-nīt, n. a common fossil crinoid, found thick in limestone and marble—called also Stone-lily.

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