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• noun
Hard, translucent fossilized resin produced by extinct coniferous trees, typically yellowish-brown in color and prized for jewelry and preserved prehistoric specimens.
"Paleontologists discovered a prehistoric insect perfectly preserved inside a piece of Baltic amber."
A warm brownish-yellow or honey-orange color, widely used in traffic signals to indicate caution between green and red.
"The traffic light turned from green to amber as we approached the intersection."
• adjective
Having a warm, brownish-yellow or honey-gold color resembling that of fossilized tree resin.
"The afternoon sunlight cast an amber glow across the autumn leaves."
Made of or containing fossilized tree resin.
"She wore a vintage silver pendant set with an oval amber stone."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French ambre, ultimately from Arabic 'anbar ('ambergris'), which was later applied to fossilized tree resin because both substances washed ashore along coastal beaches.