Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pegmatite \Peg"ma*tite\, n. [From Gr. ? something fastened
together, in allusion to the quartz and feldspar in graphic
granite: cf. F. pegmatite. See {Pegm}.] (Min.)
(a) Graphic granite. See under {Granite}.
(b) More generally, a coarse granite occurring as vein
material in other rocks.
Source : WordNet®
pegmatite
n : a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse
granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich
in rare elements