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WATER SAPPHIRE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water sapphire" is a kind of...):
cordierite (a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone)
transparent gem (a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion)