cairngorm

(kerngôrm′)

noun

a yellow or brown variety of quartz, used as a gem

Origin: after Cairngorm mountain and range in NE Scotland, where orig. found < Gael carngorm < cairn + gorm, blue, azure

See cairngorm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: After the Cairngorm (Mountains)

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