ALEXANDRITE


Meaning of ALEXANDRITE in English

/al'ig zan"druyt, -zahn"-/ , n. Mineral.

a variety of chrysoberyl, green by daylight and red-violet by artificial light, used as a gem.

[ 1830-40; named after ALEXANDER I of Russia; see -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .