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lăpĭdesco , ĕre,
I.v. inch. n. [lapis], to become stone, turn to stone, to petrify (Plinian): “spongiae ipsae lapidescunt,Plin. 24, 13, 73, § 120: “in balano lapidescit duritia,id. 16, 6, 8, § 21; 32, 2, 11, § 22.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (3):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 16.21
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 24.120
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 32.22
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