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greenstones

greenstones is the plural of greenstone.

Meaning of greenstone

Noun

greenstone (countable and uncountable, plural greenstones)

  1. Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.
  2. (New Zealand) 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).

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Questions about greenstones

What is greenstones the plural of?
Greenstones is the plural of greenstone.

Words near greenstones in the dictionary

  1. greenstick fractures
  2. greensticks
  3. greenstone
  4. greenstone belt
  5. greenstone belts
  6. greenstones
  7. greenstrip
  8. greenstriped
  9. greenstrips
  10. greenstuff
  11. greenstuffs

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