"Maya blue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Maya blues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} Maya blue (usually uncountable, plural Maya blues)
  1. A bright azure pigment manufactured by cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: Mayan blue Coordinate_terms: Egyptian blue, Chinese blue
    Sense id: en-Maya_blue-en-noun-iuaki~8s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Blues, Pigments

Inflected forms

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