ˈmärgəˌrīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin margarita, from Greek margaritēs, from margaron pearl (probably from Sanskrit mañjara pearl, cluster of blossoms) + -itēs -ite
1. archaic : pearl
2.
[German margarit, from Greek margaritēs pearl]
: a mineral CaAl 4 Si 2 O 10 (OH) 2 consisting of a basic aluminum calcium silicate related to mica but low in silica and yielding brittle folia marked by a pearly luster
3.
[French margarite, from Greek margaritēs pearl]
: a primary form of rock crystallization in which globulites are arranged lineally like beads
4.
[New Latin Margarites ]
: a top shell of the genus Margarites