amazonite
amazonite · amazonites
амазонит
Amazonit
A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish…A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.
/ˈæm.ə.zəˌnaɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.
Amazonit
амазони́тamazonít
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
gem:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
gem:
Origin
From Amazon + -ite; the gem does not actually come from the Amazon, but it was confused wiFrom Amazon + -ite; the gem does not actually come from the Amazon, but it was confused with an unrelated green stone that does.
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Forms
plural: amazonites| Singular | amazonite |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedamazonitic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable