grike

grike
noun /ɡraɪk/
A deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants

, 1922: He climbed over the sedge and eely oarweeds and sat on a stool of rock, resting his ashplant in a grike. — James Joyce, Ulysses

Syn: scailp

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  • bedding grike —    Term used to describe the occurrence of the dissolution and widening (similar to that which occurs in joints) of nearly vertical bedding in karst terranes [8].    Synonym: (German.) Schichtfugenkarren …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

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