Gros"su*lar (?), a. [NL. grossularius, from Grossularia a subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, fr. F. groseille. See Gooseberry.]

Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular garnet.

 

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Gros"su*lar, n. [See Grossular, a.] Min.

A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry; -- called also grossularite.

 

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