green earth

noun

Meaning

A variety of glauconite, found in cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used as a green pigment by artists.

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Related words

greensand(English)glauconite(English)mountain green(English)greenstone(English)terre-verte(English)emerald green(English)green schist(English)glaukosphaerite(English)

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