NOUN: "a dense variously colored and usually lustrous...growth within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a dense variously colored and usually lustrous...growth within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a shape that is spherical and small
2. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
(verb)
1. gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VARIOUSLY (adverb)
1. in diverse ways
LUSTROUS (adjective)
1. reflecting light
2. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

Hint 3: Anagram

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