Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate;
a source of phosphorus;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Apatite \Ap"a*tite\, n. [Gr. ? deceit, fr. ? to deceive; it
having been often mistaken for other minerals.] (Min.)
Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided
prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
apatite
n 1: a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride
phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of
phosphorus