Smaragdine

/sməˈræɡdɪn/ adjective

Definition

Of or having the color of emeralds; brilliantly green.

Etymology

From Latin 'smaragdinus,' from Greek 'smaragdos' (emerald). The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus — the legendary 'Tabula Smaragdina' — was said to contain the secrets of alchemy.

Kelly Says

The alchemists' most sacred text was called the 'Smaragdine Tablet' — an emerald stone with the secrets of the universe! When something is smaragdine, it's that deep, magical, wizard-level GREEN! 💚🧙

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