garnet
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1. any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | mineral, |
| definition | : | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | transparent gem, |
| definition | : | a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | almandine, almandite, |
| definition | : | a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | andradite, |
| definition | : | a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | carbuncle, |
| definition | : | deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pyrope, |
| definition | : | a deep red garnet used as a gemstone (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | rhodolite, |
| definition | : | a red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone (noun.substance) |
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