n. [ Gr. &unr_; to give besides; &unr_; over + &unr_; to give: cf. F. épidote. So named from the enlargement of the base of the primary, in some of the secondary forms. ] (Min.) A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and oxide of iron, or manganese. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The Epidote group includes ordinary epidote, zoisite or lime epidote, piedmontite or manganese epidote, allanite or cerium epidote. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Gr. lepidwto`s covered with scales, fr. lepi`s-i`dos, a scale. ] (Bot.) Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the oleaster. [ 1913 Webster ]
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