berylline

adjective

ber·​yl·​line

ˈber-ə-ˌlīn,

-ˌlēn

: like beryl especially in color

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin berillinus, beryllinus, from Latin bēryllus beryl + -īnus, -inus -ine entry 1 (after Latin crystallinus crystalline)

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