Cambrian symbol
English
Noun
Cambrian symbol (singulare tantum)
- (literary) The leek (alluding to the vegetable’s status as an emblem of Wales).
- (geology) A specific symbol printed on geologic maps, viz. ⟨ Ꞓ ⟩, which denotes any Cambrian-age formation.
Translations
literary: vegetable emblematic of Wales — see leek
geology: map symbol denoting Cambrian-age formations
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