Meanings
comparative more grossular · superlative most grossular
- Relating to, or resembling, a gooseberry.
plural grossulars
- countableuncountablechemistryA calcium-aluminium mineral of the garnet group.
Synonyms: gooseberry garnet, grossularite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA calcium-aluminium mineral of the garnet group.
Origin
- Frenchgroseille
- translingualGrossularia
- New Latingrossularius
- Englishgrossular
From New Latin grossularius, from translingual Grossularia, a subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, from French groseille. The mineral name is in reference to a particular green variety found in Siberia.
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Catalan grossulària
- grossulàriaa type of garnet
Finnish grossulaari
- grossulaaria type of garnet
French grossulaire
- grossulairea type of garnet
German Grossular
- Grossulara type of garnet
Hindi याक़ूत, याकूत
- याक़ूत (yāqūt)a type of garnet
- याकूत (yākūt)a type of garnet
- गोमेद (gomed)a type of garnet
- गोमेधक (gomedhak)a type of garnet
- गोमेदक (gomedak)a type of garnet
Italian grossularia
- grossulariaa type of garnet
Polish grossular
- grossulara type of garnet
Spanish grosularia
- grosulariaa type of garnet
Cite this entry
grossular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grossular
“grossular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grossular. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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