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From a botanical name for the gooseberry, Grossularia, in reference to a particular green variety found in Siberia, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of grossular. Full definition →
From a botanical name for the gooseberry, Grossularia, in reference to a particular green variety found in Siberia, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.