Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mineral, also known as fire-opal.
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- noun A
fire opal .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors
- noun tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Combine el aguacate, la papaya, el camarón, el chile morrón y las semillas de girasol en un recipiente grande.
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Combine el aguacate, la papaya, el camarón, el chile morrón y las semillas de girasol en un recipiente grande.
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The Shadow is at his desk, researching a situation, girasol ring flickering as usual.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Blackmail Ring - Maxwell Grant Blue Tyson 2006
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Combine el aguacate, la papaya, el camarón, el chile morrón y las semillas de girasol en un recipiente grande.
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A gold ring featuring a large girasol, an orange-yellow variety of precious opal, gleamed faintly in the light.
State Of War Clancy, Tom 2003
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Others have curious flashes of light, technically called a "play" of light (as described in Chapter VI. on "Colour"), together with a curious blue opalescence; these are the "girasol."
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones John Mastin
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From this girasol we have made Jerusalem, and from the Jerusalem artichoke we make
Gryll Grange Thomas Love Peacock 1825
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(Soy sauce roasted ajonjolí, mijo rojo, girasol y pepitas.
Tepache 2006
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