What is the meaning of Gabbro?

(n.) A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite, with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro).
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APAWebster's. (2011). gabbro. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/gabbro/definitions/2010920
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "gabbro" http://smartdefine.org/gabbro/definitions/2010920 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, gabbro, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/gabbro/definitions/2010920>.
MLAWebster's. "gabbro" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/gabbro/definitions/2010920>
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