padparadscha

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noun

A rare pinkish-orange variety of corundum.

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Meanings

nounpadparadscha (plural padparadschas)

plural padparadschas

  1. A rare pinkish-orange variety of corundum.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपद्मरंग“colour of the lotus flower”
  2. Englishpadparadscha

From Sanskrit पद्मरंग (padmaraṃga, “colour of the lotus flower”).

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APA

padparadscha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padparadscha

MLA

“padparadscha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padparadscha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “padparadscha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padparadscha.

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