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chrysoprase Definition

chryso·prase (-prāz′)

noun

a light-green variety of chalcedony, sometimes used as a semiprecious stone

Etymology: ME & OFr crisopace (& Late OE crisoprassus) < L chrysoprasus < Gr chrysoprasos < chrysos, gold (see chrysalis) + prason, leek (see prase): so called from the color

chrysoprase Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Verse India, its home, sends us the stone called chrysoprase.
  • include: Varieties include chrysoprase, cornelian ( carnelian, sard, sardonyx, onyx, plasma, bloodstone, myrickite.

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