1. a green, yellow, or brown garnet mineral used as a gemstone
Usage: mineralogy

1. relating to or resembling a gooseberry
Usage: botanical; rare

Examples

• The grossular garnet displayed beautiful green coloration.
• She collected several grossular specimens during her geology field trip.
• The jeweler identified the stone as a high-quality grossular.
• Grossular garnets are often found in metamorphic rocks.
• The grossular variety of garnet is prized by collectors.
• His ring featured a pale yellow grossular stone.