-ˌnīt noun
or am·a·zon·stone ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷
( -s )
Etymology: Amazon river + English -ite or stone; from the mistaken belief that it is found near the Amazon
: an apple-green or verdigris-green microcline
-ˌnīt noun
or am·a·zon·stone ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷
( -s )
Etymology: Amazon river + English -ite or stone; from the mistaken belief that it is found near the Amazon
: an apple-green or verdigris-green microcline
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012