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aquamarine
CIDE DICTIONARY
aquamarine, n.
A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See Beryl. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aquamarine, n.
1 a light bluish-green beryl.
2 its colour.
1 a light bluish-green beryl.
2 its colour.
Etymology
L aqua marina sea water
ROGET THESAURUS
aquamarine
Greenness
N greenness, green, blue and yellow, vert, emerald, verd antique, verdigris, malachite, beryl, aquamarine, absinthe, cr=eme de menthe, terre verte, verditer, verdine, copperas, greenness, verdure, viridity, viridescence, verditure, glaucoma, rokunaisho, green, verdant, glaucous, olive, olive green, green as grass, verdurous, emerald green, pea green, grass green, apple green, sea green, olive green, bottle green, coke bottle green, greenish, virent, virescent, green (learner), new, inexperienced, novice, (unskillful), green (ill, sick), green with envy, the green grass of Ireland, the wearing of the green.For further exploring for "aquamarine" in Webster Dictionary Online