Grossular
Grossular , adjective
[New Latin grossularius, from Grossularia a subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, from French groseille. See Gooseberry.]
Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular garnet.
Grossular , noun
[See Grossular, a.]
(Mineralogy) A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry; -- called also grossularite.