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fiorite

fiorite noun: a variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses.

Noun

fiorite (uncountable)

  1. A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses.

Origin of fiorite

From Santa Fiora + -ite.

Questions about fiorite

What does fiorite mean?
Fiorite means a variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses.
What part of speech is fiorite?
Fiorite is a noun.

Words near fiorite in the dictionary

  1. Fiorinis
  2. fiorino
  3. fiorinos
  4. fiorins
  5. Fioris
  6. fiorite
  7. Fiorito
  8. Fioritos
  9. Fioritto
  10. Fiorittos
  11. fioritura

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