Pegmatoid vs. Pegmatite: What's the Difference?

Pegmatoid and Pegmatite Definitions
Pegmatoid
(mineralogy) Resembling pegmatite
Pegmatite
A coarse-grained granite, sometimes rich in rare elements such as uranium, tungsten, and tantalum.
Pegmatoid
Such a mineral
Pegmatite
A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.
Pegmatoid
Resembling pegmatite; pegmatic.
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Pegmatite
Graphic granite. See under Granite.
Pegmatite
A form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements