The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape.

synonym: petrification.

Roget 323: hardness etc. adj.; rigidity; renitence^†, renitency; inflexibility, temper, callosity, durity^†.    induration, petrifaction; lapidification^†, lapidescence^†; vitrification, ossification; crystallization.    stone, pebble, flint, marble, rock, fossil, crag, crystal, quartz, granite, adamant; bone, cartilage; hardware; heart of oak, block, board, deal board; iron, steel; cast iron, decarbonized iron, wrought iron; nail; brick, concrete; cement.    ... show more

Dutch: petrificatie, verstening
Polish: zeskalanie, petryfikacja

A rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form.

Dutch: fossiel, petrefact, verstening