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[げん()·()·がん()]
genbugan
noun

English Meaning(s) for 玄武岩

noun
  1. basalt; whin(stone)

Definition and Synonyms for 玄武岩

Dyer'S-Broom small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye
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Furze very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers
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Basalt the commonest type of solidified lava
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Whinstone any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)
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Basalt a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
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Dyer'S-Broom common as a weed in Britain and the United States
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Furze common throughout western Europe
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Dyer'S-Broom sometimes grown as an ornamental
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Meanings for each kanji in 玄武岩

» mysterious; occultness
» warrior; military; chivalry; arms
» boulder; rock; cliff

Categories 玄武岩 is a member of

Stone a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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Bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Volcanic Rock extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth
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Broom any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
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