Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A green translucent variety of serpentine, from Canada, having a resinous aspect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A translucent variety of serpentine, of a honey yellow or greenish yellow color, having a waxy resinlike luster.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A
translucent variety ofserpentine of a honey-yellow or greenish-yellow colour, with awaxy resinous lustre .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek for "resin" + -lite.
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