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murra

murra noun: an ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C.

Noun

murra (countable and uncountable, plural murras)

  1. (historical) An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C.

Forms of murra

pluralmurras
alternative formmurrha

Phrases with murra

Questions about murra

What does murra mean?
Murra means an ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C.
What part of speech is murra?
Murra is a noun.
What is the plural of murra?
The plural of murra is murras.

Words near murra in the dictionary

  1. Murphying
  2. Murphys
  3. Murphys Creek
  4. Murphysboro
  5. murr
  6. murra
  7. Murra Warra
  8. Murrabit
  9. Murrabit West
  10. Murrah
  11. Murrahs

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