Word of the Day – Smaragdine

Smaragdine (adj)

smar-ag-deen

Emerald green in colour.

Smaragdine, “emerald-green in color,” comes via Latin smaragdus from Ancient Greek smáragdos, “emerald,” which may derive either by way of Sanskrit or directly from a Semitic source akin to Hebrew bāreqeth “gemstone, emerald.

Example sentences

“The sun shone on the smaragdine waters.”