Schistaceous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Schistaceous is an adjective meaning Having the color of slate; slaty.
Meaning
Having the color of slate; slaty.
More Meanings
- Containing schist or exhibiting schistosity; schistose.
Example Sentences
Eyes golden-green. Mouth black. Thorax schistaceous beneath.
In No. 736 the throat is almost uniform schistaceous, except a few blackish dots here and there.
Wills does not just climb cliffs or scramble over boulders; he negotiates "schistaceous gneiss."
Sharp contact between the 4 kyr BP eroded surface soils and the subsequent schistaceous mudflow .
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slate, schistous, slatey, slaty, chalkstony, schungitic.
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