"eye agate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eye agates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eye agate (countable and uncountable, plural eye agates)
  1. A kind of circle agate, with the central part of deeper tints than the rest of the mass. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: eyestone
    Sense id: en-eye_agate-en-noun-rg~aM2kM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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