Pleonaste

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pleonaste \Ple"o*naste\, n. [Gr.? abundant, rich; cf. F.
     pl['e]onaste.] (Min.)
     A black variety of spinel.
     [1913 Webster] Pleonastic

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Ceylanite \Cey"lan*ite\, n. [F., fr. Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.)
     A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also
     called {pleonaste}. [Written also {ceylonite}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pleonaste
       n : a dark-colored spinel containing iron [syn: {Ceylonite}]