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Hummocky

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hum·mock  (hmk)
n.
1. A low mound or ridge of earth; a knoll.
2. also ham·mock (hmk) A tract of forested land that rises above an adjacent marsh in the southern United States.
3. A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.
[Origin unknown.]
hummock·y adj.


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For example, the rather terse section on storm deposits deals at moderate length with the formation of hummocky cross-stratification, a subject dealt with at length in a separate entry.
Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks by Zonneveld, John-Paul / Geoscience Canada
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