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Definition of: epidote
(ep′ə·dōt) noun
A monoclinic, greenish-to-black, aluminum calcium silicate. [<F épidote <Gk. epididonai <epi- upon + didonai give; from the large base of its crystals]
—ep′i·dot′ic (-dot′ik) adjective
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