californite

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noun

A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.

Similar
vesuvianite jadeVesuvian jade
OriginEnglish California ← Spanish California ← French calife →
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Meanings

nouncalifornite (countable and uncountable, plural californites)

plural californites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.

    Synonyms: vesuvianite jade, Vesuvian jade

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.

Similar
vesuvianite jadeVesuvian jade

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*ḫalap-
  2. Arabicخَلَفَ (ḵalafa)
  3. Arabicخَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa)
  4. Medieval Latincalīpha
  5. Old Frenchcaliphe
  6. Middle Frenchcalife
  7. Frenchcalife
  8. Spanishcalifa
  9. SpanishCalifornia
  10. EnglishCalifornia
  11. Englishcalifornite

From California + -ite.

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APA

californite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/californite

MLA

“californite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/californite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “californite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/californite.

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