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(ber′əl) noun
A vitreous, green or emerald-green, light-blue, yellow, pink, or white silicate of aluminum and beryllium crystallizing in the hexagonal system. The aquamarine and emerald varieties are used as gems. [<OF <L beryllus <Gk. bēryllos beryl]
—ber·yl·line (ber′ə·lin, -līn) adjective
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