grossular

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grossular - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Grossular \Gros"su*lar\, a. [NL. grossularius, from Grossularia
     a subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, fr. F.
     groseille. See Gooseberry.]
     Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular
     garnet.
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  Grossular \Gros"su*lar\, n. [See Grossular, a.] (Min.)
     A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the
     gooseberry; -- called also grossularite.
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