chrystocrene

noun

chrys·​to·​crene

ˈkristə‧ˌkrēn

plural -s

: a mass of loose rock fragments remarkably similar to a glacier : rock glacier

Word History

Etymology

chrysto- (probably irregular from crystal) + Greek krēnē spring, well

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