CHRYSOPRASE


Meaning of CHRYSOPRASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkri-sə-ˌprāz ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English crisopace, from Anglo-French, from Latin chrysoprasus, from Greek chrysoprasos, from chrys- + prason leek; akin to Latin porrum leek

Date: 15th century

: an apple-green chalcedony valued as a gem

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