adj. Having a texture similar to that of granulated sugar. Used of rocks and minerals.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Resembling sugar, as in taste, appearance, consistency, or composition.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as saccharoidal.
Word Usage
"This is composed of trap (zeolite, probably mesotype) of a younger age than the deep stratum of tufa in which the Chobe has formed its bed, for, at the point where they come together, the tufa has been transformed into saccharoid limestone."