Etymology

vertumnite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and strontium. Full definition →

Latin Vertumn(us)
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromVertumn(us)
  2. English todayvertumnite

From Latin Vertumn(us) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

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Vertumnus

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