English words containing xysti:

noun

The straw from a talipot palm used for making hats.

Usage examples:

A buntal hat

verb

Gather together into a compact mass.

Usage examples:

Atoms which conglomerate at the centre

noun

A thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together.

Usage examples:

The earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms

noun

A coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix of cementing material such as silica.

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The sediments vary from coarse conglomerate to fine silt and clay

noun

A terrestrial invertebrate of the small phylum onychophora, which comprises the velvet worms.

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A number of fossils from the cambrian have been described which look more or less like onychophorans.

adjective

Relating to or denoting onychophorans.

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In that time, the first undoubted fossil annelids, arthropods, brachiopods, echinoderms, molluscs, …

noun

Pictorial representation or style; specifically photography in which the aim is to create pictures of aesthetic merit, irrespective of subject matter (also in extended use).

noun

A natural slope on the bank of a river, or a passageway on the side of a hill or mountain, down which logs are rolled. also: an area near a riverbank where logs are stored while awaiting transportation.

noun

A pile or stack of logs on a riverbank awaiting transportation.