chrysolite

(krisə līt′)

noun

  1. a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
  2. a yellowish-green, reddish, or brownish variety of olivine

Origin: ME crisolite < OFr < L chrysolithos < Gr chrysolithos, topaz: see chryso- & -lite

See chrysolite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English crisolite

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin crīsolitus

Origin: , from Latin chrȳsolithus

Origin: , from Greek khrūsolithos, topaz

Origin: : khrūso-, chryso-

Origin: + lithos, stone

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