malachite

English Thesaurus

1. a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	mineral,
definition	:	solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	azurite,
definition	:	blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	atomic number 29, copper, cu,
definition	:	a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor (noun.substance)