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cultured pearl
cultured pearl n (Jewellery) a pearl induced to grow in the shell of an oyster or clam, by the insertion of a small object around which layers of nacre are deposited cul′tured pearl′
n. a pearl induced to form by placement of a grain of sand or another irritating object within the shell of a pearl oyster or mussel. [1920–25] Translationscultured pearl
cultured pearl[¦kəl·chərd ′pərl] (invertebrate zoology) A natural pearl grown by means of controlled stimulation of the oyster. |