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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Gros"su*lar\, a. [NL. grossularius, from Grossularia
    a subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, fr. F.
    groseille. See {Gooseberry}.]
    Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular
    garnet.
    
    
  2. \Gros"su*lar\, n. [See {Grossular}, a.] (Min.)
    A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the
    gooseberry; -- called also {grossularite}.
    
    
 

 

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