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Gyrogonite

Gy-rog′o-nite

(jĭ-rŏg′ō̍-nīt)

,

Noun.

[Gr.

γῦροσ

circle, ring +

γόνοσ

fruit.]

(Paleon.)

The petrified fruit of the

Chara hispida

, a species of stonewort. See

.

Lyell.

Definition 2025

gyrogonite

gyrogonite

English

Noun

gyrogonite ‎(plural gyrogonites)

(paleontology) The petrified fruit of Chara hispida, a species of stonewort.
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