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What is the noun for gemstone?

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gem
  1. A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
  2. (figuratively) any precious or highly valued thing or person
  3. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram.
  4. (obsolete) a gemma or leaf-bud
  5. a type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata
  6. (computing) A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
  7. (uncountable, printing, uncommon, obsolete) A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “She gave me a golden ring, set with a glittering gem.”
      “The city truly is a gem. In fact, the entire route from Glasgow to Dundee is one to be remembered.”
      “You're an absolute gem, and I thank you for taking the time to set me straight on milking practices and to all my farming questions.”
gemmule
  1. (biology) A small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells produced by some freshwater sponges
  2. (obsolete) A hypothetical particle once thought to be the basis of heredity
  3. Examples:
    1. “We can easily conceive a being so small, that a gemmule would be to it as large as St. Paul's would be to us.”
      “The outer coat forms a kind of mantle by means of the skirts of which the gemmule is fastened to the support of the sponge.”
      “The terminal growing bud of the axis is called the plumule or gemmule, and represents the ascending axis.”
gemmery
  1. (obsolete) A cabinet in which jewels are stored.
  2. The art of workmanship with gems.
gemma
  1. (botany) A bud; an asexual reproductive structure, as found in liverworts and hydra, able to produce new individuals from a cluster of cells.
  2. Examples:
    1. “In lateral view the sutural edge of the cranidium is gently inwardly curved, as in L. gemma, with no trace of a palpebral lobe.”
      “Leiocoryphe gemma may be a paedomorphic species derived from some Upper Cambrian trilobite with an effaced cephalon.”
      “On the other side were Clay Morrow and his wife, gemma Teller, a couple for whom love has long been synonymous with doom.”
gemmology
  1. (mineralogy, petrology) the branch of mineralogy that studies mineral gems and petrified gemstones
  2. Examples:
    1. “The science of gemmology teaches how to pick the best and how to spot even the smallest flaw in diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and others.”
      “She has specialised in gemmology, diamond grading, jewellery designing, and computer-aided design and manufacturing.”
      “The independent laboratory of gemmology established charters and standards used a international scale.”
gemminess
  1. (Britain, slang, archaic) The state or quality of being gemmy; spruceness; smartness.
gemsmith
  1. A maker or worker of gems; a jeweler
gemmiparity
gemmation
  1. (botany) arrangement of buds on the stalk
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “However, in such a way of reproduction, gemmation of descendants causes involution of parental tissues as before.”
      “The process of mould growth on indoor surfaces generally includes gemmation, growth, and sporulation.”
      “In the next group the gemmation takes a spiral bias, producing the nautilus shape which misled the earlier naturalists.”
gemmification
  1. (biology) The production of a bud or gem.
gemwright
  1. (rare) A worker in gems; a jeweler
gemology
  1. The art and science of gems
  2. Examples:
    1. “It could take up to three years if she also goes for the diploma of gemology award.”
      “The extensive exhibition incorporates biology, gemology, anthropology, mineralogy, and ecology.”
      “The focus of the biennial event was the history of natural history museums, mineralogy, gemology, crystal chemistry, and crystallogenesis.”
gemstone
  1. A gem, usually made of minerals.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Any fluorescence under ultraviolet light may also provide clues to the identity and status of a gemstone.”
      “Attractive gemstone paintings, which use garnet, turquoise, yellow agate and red jasper, from Agra catch the attention of visitors.”
      “For instance, exporters of rough gemstones should start exporting finished gemstone products like rings and other jewellery, he said.”
gemmifications
  1. plural of gemmification
gemmations
gemsmiths
  1. plural of gemsmith
gemstones
  1. plural of gemstone
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Garnet, emerald, jade, and lapis lazuli are among the gemstones created by metamorphic processes.”
      “These jewelry settings are common when it comes to diamonds or other gemstones.”
      “Until recently few people considered Wyoming to have potential for gemstones other than nephrite jade.”
gemmules
  1. plural of gemmule
  2. Examples:
    1. “Dendrites branch repeatedly, and their surfaces are studded with spines or gemmules, thus expanding the receptive cell surface.”
      “Methods of asexual reproduction include both budding and the formation of gemmules.”
      “Development consisted of the orderly assembly and expression of the gemmules transmitted via the parental germ cells to the progeny.”
gemmeries
  1. plural of gemmery
gemmae
  1. plural of gemma
  2. Examples:
    1. “Leaves succubous, circular to oblong-ovate, rounded, usually with very conspicuous yellow gemmae produced at the upper margins, concave, costa none.”
      “Usually the gemmae arise by the outgrowth of superficial cells, and become free by breaking away from their stalk.”
      “The gemmae formed on submerged Mucors may bud like a yeast, and even bring about alcoholic fermentation in a saccharine solution.”
gems
  1. plural of gem
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Lucky charms, such as photos of family, a rabbit's foot, cuddly toys, gems, horseshoes or four-leaf clovers, are popular.”
      “A matching robe is enclosed by a maroon silk sash, weighted with more gems.”
      “It's a hilarious film full of gems of comic absurdity that are mixed in with nonchalant understatement.”
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