CHRYSOPRASE


Meaning of CHRYSOPRASE in English

/kris"euh prayz'/ , n. Mineral.

a green variety of chalcedony, sometimes used as a gem.

[ 1250-1300; ME chrysoprasus chrysóprasos, equiv. to chryso- CHRYSO- + prás ( on ) leek + -os n. suffix ]

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