grossular (comparative more grossular, superlative most grossular)
Relating to, or resembling, a gooseberry.
grossular (countable and uncountable, plural grossulars)
(mineral) A calcium-aluminium mineral of the garnet group.
• gooseberry garnet
• grossularite
Source: Wiktionary
Gros"su*lar, a. Etym: [NL. grossularius, from Grossularia a subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, fr. F. groseille. See Gooseberry.]
Definition: Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular garnet.
Gros"su*lar, n. Etym: [See Grossular, a.] (Min.)
Definition: A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry; -- called also grossularite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2024
(noun) acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); “incurring debts is easier than paying them”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
