'Vesuvian' definitions:
Definition of 'vesuvian'
(from WordNet)
noun
A green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone [syn: vesuvianite, vesuvian, idocrase]
Definition of 'Vesuvian'
From: GCIDE
- Vesuvian \Ve*su"vi*an\, a. [Cf. F. V['e]suvien, It. Vesuviano.] Of or pertaining to Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Vesuvian'
From: GCIDE
- Vesuvian \Ve*su"vi*an\, n. [G. vesuvian. See Vesuvian, a.]
- 1. (Min.) Vesuvianite. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A kind of match or fusee for lighting cigars, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]