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cultured pearl

or culture pearl

noun
1.
a pearl induced to form by placement of a grain of sand or another irritating object within the shell of a pearl oyster or mussel.
Origin of cultured pearl
1920-1925
First recorded in 1920-25
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cultured pearl

noun
1.
a pearl induced to grow in the shell of an oyster or clam, by the insertion of a small object around which layers of nacre are deposited
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