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noun • a small hard fruit • a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa • one of the outstanding players in a tournament • anything that provides inspiration for later work • the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract verb • go to seed; shed seeds • help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money • bear seeds • place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth • distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds • sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain • inoculate with microorganisms • remove the seeds from | ||||
| 46% | 11 | Common type of oyster used in pearl cultivation | ||
noun • tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls | ||||
| 35% | 11 | Pearl oyster species | ||
noun • Virginia oysters | ||||
Type Of Pearl Or Oyster
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➡️ | Common type of oyster used in pearl cultivation | |
➡️ | Kind of oyster or pearl
New York Times -
12 Apr 1980 | New York Times / 12 Apr 1980 |
➡️ | Oyster genus
New York Times -
25 Jan 1976 | New York Times / 25 Jan 1976 |
➡️ | Oyster or pearl
New York Times -
21 Sep 1982 | New York Times / 21 Sep 1982 |
➡️ | Pearl's home?; type of 55 Across
Telegraph Cross Atlantic -
21 Jan 2025 | Telegraph Cross Atlantic / 21 Jan 2025 |
➡️ | Pearl in a pearl necklace, e.g.
New York Times Mini -
01 Nov 2024 | New York Times Mini / 01 Nov 2024 |
➡️ | This species of oyster is also known as the Pacific oyster |