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PERIDOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("peridot" is a kind of...):
chrysolite (a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone)
transparent gem (a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion)