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teal (n.)[teal 词源字典]: "small freshwater duck," early 14c., of uncertain origin, probably from an unrecorded Old English word cognate with Middle Dutch teling "teal," Middle Low German telink, from West Germanic *taili. As the name of a shade of dark greenish-blue resembling the color patterns on the fowl's head and wings, it is attested from 1923 in clothing advertisements.[teal etymology, teal origin, 英语词源]
acmite: "An iron-containing mineral of the pyroxene group, which occurs as dark green, pointed crystals", Early 19th cent. Originally from Swedish Achmit from Greek ἀχμή, supposed variant of ancient Greek ἀκμή point + -it, so called on account of the shape of its crystals. In later use altered after ancient Greek ἀκμή.
chlorite (1): "A dark green mineral consisting of a basic hydrated aluminosilicate of magnesium and iron. It occurs as a constituent of many rocks, typically forming flat crystals resembling mica", Late 18th century: via Latin from Greek khlōritis, a green precious stone.