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pleonaste |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pleonaste \Ple"o*naste\, n. [Gr.? abundant, rich; cf F. pl['e]onaste.] (Min.) A black variety of spinel. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ceylanite \Cey"lan*ite\, n. [F., fr Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.) A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also called {pleonaste}. [Written also {ceylonite}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pleonaste n : a dark-colored spinel containing iron [syn: {Ceylonite}]
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