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emerald🔊

Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.

A vibrant shade of green named after the precious gemstone.

(heraldry) Vert, when blazoning by precious stones.

Any hummingbird in the genera Chlorostilbon and Elvira; and some in the genus Amazilia.

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Corduliidae.

(dated, printing, UK) A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.

Of a rich green color.

💬 Quotations
The insect-queen of eastern spring, / O'er emerald meadows of Kashmeer / Invites the young pursuer near, / And leads him on from flower to flower / A weary chase and wasted hour.

(poetic) To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.