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citrine vs. topaz

citrine

[ si-treen, -trahyn, -trin, si-treen ]

    topaz

    [ toh-paz ]
    noun
    1. a mineral, a fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors, and used as a gem.
    2. citrine (def. 2).
    3. either of two South American hummingbirds, Topaza pella or T. pyra, having chiefly red and crimson plumage and a yellowish-green throat with a topaz sheen.