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gabbro

Pronunciation: /ˈgabrəʊ/

Definition of gabbro

noun (plural gabbros)

[mass noun] Geology

a dark, coarse-grained plutonic rock of crystalline texture, consisting mainly of pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar, and often olivine: a house of gabbro [count noun]:olivine gabbros