saltwater pearl
Oyster's treasured secretion
A saltwater pearl forms inside oysters living in ocean environments, as opposed to freshwater pearls from mussels in lakes and rivers.
Saltwater pearls—including Akoya, Tahitian, and South Sea varieties—are generally considered more lustrous and valuable than their freshwater counterparts: She inherited a strand of saltwater pearls from her grandmother.
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- nacreIridescent shell coating
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- warm glowGentle heat and light
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saltwater pearlnatural pearl
Organic gem formed spontaneously
cultured pearl · imitation pearl · faux pearl · simulated pearl
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