greenstone

CEFRC2

/ɡrˈiˌnstoʊn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A green-colored stone used for tools, jewelry, or decoration.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • Greenstone is a type of metamorphic rock.

  • The carver made a beautiful pendant from greenstone.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The pounamu, the green-hued minerals of New Zealand used by the Māori to make tools, ornaments and weapons (any of three varieties of nephrite jade or one variety of bowenite).

  2. Any of several green-hued minerals used for making various artefacts in early Mesoamerican cultures, e.g. greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, or chrysoprase.

More examples

In context

  • The greenstone statue was ancient.

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Origin

noun

From green + stone.