Meaning & use
amethyst
A purple or violet variety of quartz that is valued as a gemstone.
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She wore a silver ring set with a deep purple amethyst.
The museum displayed a large amethyst geode found in a cave in Brazil.
A note on using this word
Amethyst is also used as a color name for its distinctive purple shade, separate from the gemstone itself.
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