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Noun: turquoise  turkoyz
  1. A blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminium phosphate
    "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone"
     
  2. A shade of blue tinged with green
    - greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, cobalt blue, peacock blue

Derived forms: turquoises

Type of: blue, blueness, mineral, opaque gem

Encyclopedia: Turquoise