cherty

• Adjectif désuet signifiant 'semblable à une cerise' ou 'qui rappelle la cerise', utilisé généralement pour décrire une couleur ou une texture.

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.

   qui contient ou ressemble à du chert (silex)

   • 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.

   Synonymesflintyquartzosesiliceous