plural facies
Definition of facies
1
: general appearance
a plant species with a particularly distinct facies
2
: an appearance and expression of the face characteristic of a particular condition especially when abnormal
adenoid facies
3
: a part of a rock or group of rocks that differs from the whole formation (as in composition, age, or fossil content)
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The first known use of facies was in 1565
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