malachite

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a bright green copper carbonate mineral used as an ore, pigment, and ornamental stone

   The museum displayed a table whose polished top was made of malachite.

2. 2
   noun

   the rich green color characteristic of malachite

   Bands of malachite ran through the stone in several shades of green.

3. 3
   adj

   made of malachite or having its distinctive green color

   A malachite box gleamed beneath the gallery lights.

Via Middle French malachite and Latin molochitis from Ancient Greek molochitis, named from molokhe ('mallow') because the mineral's green color was compared with mallow leaves.

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