"fire opal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire opals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fire opal (countable and uncountable, plural fire opals)
  1. (usually uncountable) Any transparent to translucent opal with a warm body colour of yellow, orange, or red. Wikidata QID: Q65276832 Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: girasol, girasole, girosol Hypernyms: opal, mineral, material
    Sense id: en-fire_opal-en-noun-en:Q65276832 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (usually uncountable) Any transparent to translucent opal with a warm body colour of yellow, orange, or red.
    (countable) Such opal serving as a gemstone.
    Wikidata QID: Q65276832 Tags: countable, usually Synonyms: girasol, girasole, girosol, girasol, girasole, girosol Hypernyms: opal, mineral, material, opal, gemstone, gem Translations (reddish opal): tuliopaali (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fire_opal-en-noun-en:Q652768321 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Gems Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Gems: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'reddish opal': 43 57

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