Gyrogonite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gyrogonite \Gy*rog"o*nite\ (j[i^]*r[o^]g"[-o]*n[imac]t), n. [Gr.
     gy^ros circle, ring + go`nos fruit.] (Paleon.)
     The petrified fruit of the {Chara hispida}, a species of
     stonewort. See {Stonewort}. --Lyell.
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