cherty

• Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'kirschartig' oder 'an Kirschen erinnernd', meist zur Beschreibung von Farbe oder Textur verwendet.

An obsolete adjective meaning 'cherry-like' or 'resembling a cherry', typically used in reference to color or texture.

1. Resembling or containing chertC2formal

   Describing a rock or sediment that has the characteristics of chert, a hard, fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of microcrystalline quartz.

   kieselhaltig

   • The geologist identified the cherty layers in the limestone formation.
   • The soil in this region is cherty, making it difficult for farming.
   • The sample had a cherty texture, indicating high silica content.

   Synonymeflintyquartzosesiliceous