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noun 
  1. (mineralogy) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.
  2. (colour) A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.
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Translations: 
    adjective 
    1. (colour) of a mild green colour, like that of the mineral.
    Etymology: From Greek (malakhe) "mallows".<ref>James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951</ref>

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