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staphyline, a.|ˈstæfɪlaɪn| [ad. late Gr. σταϕύλινος, pertaining to a bunch of grapes, f. σταϕυλή: see prec.] 1. Min. Having the form of a bunch of grapes; = botryoidal a.
1820F. Mohs Char. Min. 46 Staphyline-Malachite. 1837Dana Syst. Min. 238 Uncleavable Staphyline-Malachite. 2. Anat. ‘Pertaining to the uvula or the whole palate’. (Syd. Soc. Lex.)
1859Mayne Expos. Lex. s.v. Staphylinus. |