2 entries under this word

Conchylaceous

Con-chy-lā'ceous, a.

adjective

(-lā'shŭs), a. Of, or pertaining to, shells. Craig.

Con-chŷl'i-ā'ceous, a.

adjective

(-shus), a. [Lat. conchylium, Gr. κογχύλιον, shell, diminutive of κογχύλη, equivalent to κόγχη. See CONCH.] Pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; conchylious; as, conchyliaceous impressions. Kirwan.