A Roman military road with a fosse or ditch on each side to keep it dry.

plural of fosseway

Water that has remained in an aquifer for a long timespan, usually thousands or millions of years.

The process of becoming a fossil.

plural of fossette

plural of fossane

(anatomy) The hollow at the end of the scapula into which fits the humerus to make the shoulder joint

A fossil containing part of an organism's body, as opposed to a trace fossil.

(anatomy) poplit (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint)

fossilized; converted into a fossil