Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GROSSULAR
a.Pertaining to or resembling a gooseberry; as grossular garnet.
GROSSULAR
n.A rare mineral of the garnet kind, so named from its green color.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GROSSULAR
Gros "su *lar, a. Etym: [NL. grossularius, from Grossularia a subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, fr. F. groseille. See Gooseberry. ]
Defn: Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular garnet.
GROSSULAR
Gros "su *lar, n. Etym: [See Grossular, a.] (Min. )
Defn: A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry; -- called also grossularite.
GROSSULARIA
Gros `su *la "ria, n. Etym: [NL. See Grossular. ] (Min. )
Defn: Same as Grossular.
New American Oxford Dictionary
grossular
gros su lar |ˈgräsyələr ˈɡrɑsjələr | ▶noun a mineral of the garnet group, consisting essentially of calcium aluminum silicate. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from modern Latin grossularia ‘gooseberry. ’ The yellow-green variety is sometimes known as gooseberry garnet .
Oxford Dictionary
grossular
grossular |ˈgrɒsjʊlə |(also grossularite ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mineral of the garnet group, consisting essentially of calcium aluminium silicate. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from modern Latin grossularia ‘gooseberry ’. The yellow-green variety is sometimes known as gooseberry garnet .
Duden Dictionary
Grossular
Gros su lar Substantiv, maskulin , der |Grossul a r |der Grossular; Genitiv: des Grossulars, Plural: die Grossulare germanisch-französisch -neulateinisch grüne und gelbgrüne Abart des Granats
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