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cultured pearl
noun
a pearl induced to form by placement of a grain of sand or another irritating object within the shell of a pearl oyster or mussel.
Also, culture pearl.
Origin:
1920–25
1920–25
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| cultured pearl | |
| —n | |
| a pearl induced to grow in the shell of an oyster or clam, by the insertion of a small object around which layers of nacre are deposited | |
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