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smar⋅agd

[smar-agd]
–noun Rare.
emerald.

Origin:
1225–75; ME smaragde < OF smaragde, esmaragde; see emerald
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sma·rag·dine   (smə-rāg'dēn')   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to emeralds.

  2. Having the color of emeralds.

n.  also sma·ragd (smə-rāgd', smār'āgd') Emerald.

[Middle English, from Latin smaragdinus, emerald-green, from Greek smaragdinos, from smaragdos, emerald.]
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