helminthite

English

Etymology

From helminth +‎ -ite.

Noun

helminthite (plural helminthites)

1. (geology) One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, popularly regarded as worm trails.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “helminthite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)