Druse

//dɹuːz// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.

    "Occurs as a fine coating over the minerals in druses or cavities in the granite."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Druze. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God wordnet
  4. 4
    An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants.
  5. 5
    A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.

Etymology

Borrowed via French from German Druse (“crystallized piece of ore”); compare dross.

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