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margarite

\\ˈmärgəˌrīt\ noun (-s)

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin margarita, from Greek margaritēs, from margaron pearl (probably from Sanskrit mañjara pearl, cluster of blossoms) + -itēs -ite

1. archaic : pearl

2. [German margarit, from Greek margaritēs pearl] : a mineral CaAl₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₂ consisting of a basic aluminum calcium silicate related to mica but low in silica and yielding brittle folia marked by a pearly luster

3. [French margarite, from Greek margaritēs pearl] : a primary form of rock crystallization in which globulites are arranged lineally like beads

4. [New Latin Margarites] : a top shell of the genus Margarites

Useful english dictionary. 2012.