andalusite
noun
an·da·lu·site ˌan-də-ˈlü-ˌsīt 
: a mineral consisting of a silicate of aluminum usually in thick orthorhombic prisms of various colors
Word History
Etymology
French andalousite, from Andalousie Andalusia, region in Spain
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined above
- shield bug
- shield cell
- shield cone
- shield dome
- shield fern
- shield fungus
- shield graft
- shield law
- shield louse
- shield of arms
- shield of brawn
- Shield of David
- shield of pretense
- shield scale
- shield volcano
- shield-back chair
- shield-backed bug
- shield-maid
- shield-maiden
- shield-shaped
- shield-tailed snake
- shielded
- shielded against
- shielder
- shielders