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单词 cultured pearl
释义

cultured pearl

or culture pearl


noun

a pearl induced to form by placement of a grain of sand or another irritating object within the shell of a pearl oyster or mussel.

Origin of cultured pearl

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby cultured pearl

culture center, culture clash, culture complex, cultured, culture diffusion, cultured pearl, culture factor, culture-free test, culture hero, culture jamming, culture medium
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British Dictionary definitions for cultured pearl

cultured pearl

noun

a pearl induced to grow in the shell of an oyster or clam, by the insertion of a small object around which layers of nacre are deposited
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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