"moonstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moonstones [plural]
Etymology: moon + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|moon|stone}} moon + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} moonstone (countable and uncountable, plural moonstones)
  1. (mineralogy) A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre. Wikipedia link: moonstone (gemstone) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gems, Minerals Translations (translucent gemstone): σεληνίτης (selēnítēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), حَجَر اَلْقَمْر (ḥajar al-qamr) [masculine] (Arabic), pedra de lluna [feminine] (Catalan), 月長石 (Chinese Mandarin), 月长石 (yuèzhǎngshí) (Chinese Mandarin), měsíček (Czech), maansteen [masculine] (Dutch), kuukivi (Finnish), pierre de lune (French), Mondstein (German), मुक्ता (muktā) [masculine] (Hindi), holdkő (Hungarian), pietra di luna [feminine] (Italian), lunaria [feminine] (Italian), 月長石 (getchōseki) (alt: げっちょうせき) (Japanese), айтас (aitas) (Kazakh), 월장석 (woljangseok) (alt: 月長石) (Korean), kamień księżycowy [masculine] (Polish), pedra da Lua [feminine] (Portuguese), лу́нный ка́мень (lúnnyj kámenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), piedra de luna [feminine] (Spanish), månsten (Swedish), มุกดา (múk-daa) (Thai), lloerfaen [masculine] (Welsh)

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