Pœc'i-lit'ic, a.

adjective

(pĕs/-i-lit'ik), a. [Gr. ποικίλος, many-colored, variegated.] (Geol.) Pertaining to, or characterizing, sandstones of red and other colors, now referred to the Triassic and Permian formations. [Often written poikīlitic.] Dana.