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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a dark-colored spinel containing iron;
[syn: Ceylonite, pleonaste]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pleonaste \Ple"o*naste\, n. [Gr.? abundant, rich; cf. F. pl['e]onaste.] (Min.) A black variety of spinel. [1913 Webster] Pleonastic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ceylanite \Cey"lan*ite\, n. [F., fr. Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.) A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also called pleonaste. [Written also ceylonite.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pleonaste n 1: a dark-colored spinel containing iron [syn: Ceylonite, pleonaste]