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noun / adjective

amber

AM-ber/ˈæmbɝ/

Fossilized tree resin typically golden yellow to orange.

A tiny ancient insect remains trapped inside the golden amber.

A warm translucent golden amber gemstone with tiny ancient insect inclusion rests beside an amber necklace, fossil resin material distinct from ambergris.
Etymology
amberArabicambergris

Arabic 'anbar named ambergris; its name may have extended to fossil resin because both substances washed ashore. The source also allows that the resin's name could be a different word of unknown origin.

In context

Dolores Forsythe0:29
amber as you know comes from Petra petrified resin and it's found all over the world from Jordan to Mexico to the Baltic
The dForsythe Amber Collection

More examples

  • She chooses a necklace made from polished amber.
  • The traffic signal changes to amber.
  • Warm amber light spills through the window.

Similar words

resin
Can be fresh tree secretion rather than fossilized material.
golden
Describes a similar color without naming the fossil substance.