emerald : Idioms & Phrases

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emerald creeper

  • noun vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
    Strongylodon macrobotrys; jade vine.
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Emerald fish

  • (Zoöl.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico (Gobionellus oceanicus), remarkable for the brilliant green and blue color of the base of the tongue; whence the name; called also esmeralda.
Webster 1913

Emerald green

  • a very durable pigment, of a vivid light green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green bice; Scheele's green; also used adjectively; as, emerald green crystals.
Webster 1913

Emerald Isle

  • noun an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
    Hibernia; Ireland.
WordNet
  • a name given to Ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure.
Webster 1913

Emerald nickel

  • . (Min.) See Zaratite.
Webster 1913

emerald shiner

  • noun small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster
    Notropis atherinoides.
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Emerald spodumene, ∨ Lithia emerald

  • . (Min.) See Hiddenite.
Webster 1913

Lithia emerald

  • . See Hiddenite.
Webster 1913