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cultured pearl

nounC1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

A cultured pearl is a gem grown in a shellfish with human help. Buy a cultured pearl.

A bead is placed inside and the animal coats it exactly as it would coat any irritant. A cultured pearl is a real pearl, and almost every pearl sold today is one.

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Definitions of cultured pearl

  1. 1nouncultured pearlA gem grown in a shellfish with human help.C1

    “The cultured pearl took three years to grow.”

cultured pearl is a gem.

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