- peastone
- Pisolite Pi"so*lite, n. [Gr. ? a pea + -lite: cf. F.
pisolithe.] (Min.)
A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of
aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; --
called also {peastone}, {peagrit}.
[1913 Webster]
Note: O["o]lite is similar in structure, but the concretions are as small as the roe of a fish. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.