grossularia
See also: Grossularia
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual [Ribes] grossularia, synonym of Ribes uva-crispa, for the coloration similar to that of gooseberry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡros.suˈla.rja/
- Rhymes: -arja
- Hyphenation: gros‧su‧là‧ria
Noun
grossularia f (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) grossular
- Synonym: grossularite
- Hypernym: granato
- Hyponyms: essonite, granato bianco, succinite
Further reading
- grossularia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana