Pearl

Morpheme

Pearl

Type

free base

Denotation

shelly concretion of certain bivalve mollusks

Etymology

Middle English perle; Old French perle; Medieval Latin perla; of unknown origin

Evidence

pearl, pearldom, pearled, pearler, pearlescence, pearlescent, pearlescently, pearlier, pearliest, pearling, pearlite, pearlless, pearllike, pearlness, pearls, pearlwise, pearly

See Also

Nacr, Nacre