/trif"euh luyt'/ , n.
a mineral, a rare phosphate of lithium, iron, and manganese, usually occurring in masses of a bluish or greenish color. Also called triphyline /trif"euh leen', -lin/ .
[ 1830-40; TRI- + Gk phyl ( é ) tribe, PHYLE + -ITE 1 ; r. triphyline Triphylin ]