columnar

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The same or nearly the same appearance would be presented if one were to view columnal basaltic rocks, from a point where the rocks in the rear would rise above those in front.

From Canadian Eclipse Party 1869 by Ashe, Commander E. D.

Top columnal a persistent proximale, often fusing with IBB, which are frequently atrophied in the adult.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

Each suite was a separate miracle: the height, the breadth, the columnal divisions; the wonderful delicacy of the arches, upon which rested ceilings frescoed with incomparable art.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 by Various

Changed 'columnal' to 'columnar' on page 176: the columnal structure.

From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Hull, Edward

The great, fluted saguaros, fifty, sixty feet high, raised columnal forms, and their branching limbs and curving lines added a grace to the desert.

From Desert Gold by Grey, Zane