Associations to the word «Allochthonous»

Wiktionary

ALLOCHTHONOUS, adjective. Originating in a place other than where it is found.
ALLOCHTHONOUS, adjective. (geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.

Dictionary definition

ALLOCHTHONOUS, adjective. Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley