Found 2 items, similar to vesuvian.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: vesuvian vesuvian n : a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone [syn: vesuvianite, idocrase]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vesuvian Vesuvian \Ve*su"vi*an\, a. [Cf. F. V['e]suvien, It. Vesuviano.] Of or pertaining to Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples. [1913 Webster] Vesuvian \Ve*su"vi*an\, n. [G. vesuvian. See Vesuvian, a.] 1. (Min.) Vesuvianite. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of match or fusee for lighting cigars, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]