noun
- a hard, transparent or translucent mineral that occurs in various colors and is used as a gemstone
- a pale green color
Examples
- The emerald is a green variety of beryl.
- Aquamarine is a blue-green form of beryl prized by jewelers.
- The museum displayed a large crystal of beryl from Brazil.
- Her ring featured a beautiful beryl stone.
- The walls were painted in a soft beryl shade.
- Beryl is one of the hardest naturally occurring minerals.