xenomorphic in English
adjective
having an unusual shape, oddly shaped (Geology); anhedral, of or pertaining to a mineral grain that does not have its typical crystalline form but has a form stamped on it by grains that surround it
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1. Euhedral crystals (also known as idiomorphic or automorphic crystals) are those that are well-formed, with sharp, easily recognised faces.The opposite is Anhedral (also known as xenomorphic or allotriomorphic): a rock with an Anhedral texture is composed of mineral grains that have no well-formed crystal faces or cross-section shape in thin section