"cornelian" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cornelians [plural]
Etymology: From Old French corneline (French cornaline), from Medieval Latin cornus or cornum after the berry Cornus mas (cornelian cherry). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|corneline}} Old French corneline, {{der|en|ML.|cornus}} Medieval Latin cornus, {{taxfmt|Cornus mas|species}} Cornus mas Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cornelian (countable and uncountable, plural cornelians)
  1. Alternative form of carnelian Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: carnelian
    Sense id: en-cornelian-en-noun-DmbFMHV7
  2. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Deudorix. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Gossamer-winged butterflies
    Sense id: en-cornelian-en-noun-0XcUNY5m Disambiguation of Gossamer-winged butterflies: 8 86 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 72 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 78 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 86 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cornelians [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornelian (plural cornelians)
  1. The cornelian cherry (fruit).
    Sense id: en-cornelian-en-noun-65tfeTBm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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