BALAS RUBY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel

Synonyms:

balas; balas ruby

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("balas ruby" is a kind of...):

ruby spinel; spinel ruby (a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red))

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