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tsavorite

tsavorite noun: a dark green garnet.

tsavorite: a dark green garnet
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Noun

tsavorite (countable and uncountable, plural tsavorites)

  1. A dark green garnet.
    • Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128

Forms of tsavorite

pluraltsavorites
alternative formtsavolite

Origin of tsavorite

Named after the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, where it can be found.

Words formed from tsavorite

Phrases with tsavorite

Questions about tsavorite

What does tsavorite mean?
Tsavorite means a dark green garnet.
What part of speech is tsavorite?
Tsavorite is a noun.
What is the plural of tsavorite?
The plural of tsavorite is tsavorites.

Words near tsavorite in the dictionary

  1. tsatskes
  2. Tsattine
  3. Tsavo
  4. tsavolite
  5. tsavolites
  6. tsavorite
  7. tsavorite garnet
  8. tsavorite garnets
  9. tsavorites
  10. Tsawout
  11. Tsawwassen

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