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English
Noun
Cambrian symbol (plural Cambrian symbols)
- (literary) The leek as an emblem of Wales.
- (geology) A specific symbol printed on geologic maps, Ꞓ, which denotes any Cambrian-age formation.
Translations
literary: vegetable emblematic of Wales
— see leek