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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aquamarine \A`qua*ma*rine"\, n. (Min.)
A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem.
See {Beryl}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beryl \Ber"yl\ (b[e^]r"[i^]l), n. [F. b['e]ryl, OF beril, L.
beryllus Gr bh`ryllos, prob. fr Skr. vai[dsdot][=u]rya.
Cf {Brilliant}.] (Min.)
A mineral of great hardness, and when transparent, of much
beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or
bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a
silicate of aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The
{aquamarine} is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a
gem. The {emerald} is another variety highly prized in
jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is
probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
aquamarine
n 1: a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue}, {aqua},
{turquoise}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock blue}]
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