greenstone
greenstone noun: any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.
Noun
greenstone (countable and uncountable, plural greenstones)
- Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.
- The pounamu, the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by the Māori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite).
Proper noun capitalized: Greenstone
Greenstone
- A surname.
- A municipality in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
greenstone meaning in Tamil
greenstone in Tamil
- பச்சைக்கல்
Forms of greenstone
| plural | greenstones |
|---|---|
| alternative form | green-stone |
Origin of greenstone
From green + stone.
Words formed from greenstone
Phrases with greenstone
Questions about greenstone
- What does greenstone mean?
- Greenstone means any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.
- What is greenstone in Tamil?
- Greenstone in Tamil is பச்சைக்கல். See Greenstone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is greenstone?
- Greenstone can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of greenstone?
- The plural of greenstone is greenstones.
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