noun
Origin: ML alamandina < LL Alabandina (gemma), stone from Alabanda, city in the interior of Caria
See almandine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of obsolete alabandyne
Origin: , from Middle English alabandine
Origin: , from Late Latin (gemma) alabandina, (gem) of Alabanda
Origin: , from Alabanda, a town of ancient Asia Minor
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