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chrysoprase

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɪsəˌpreɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kris′ə prāz′)

chrys•o•prase (kris′ə prāz′),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]

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

Greek chrȳsóprasos, equivalent. to chrȳso- chryso- + prás(on) leek + -os noun, nominal suffix
Latin chrȳsoprasus
Middle English 1250–1300

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chrysoprase /ˈkrɪsəˌpreɪz/ n

an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone

Etymology: 13th Century crisopace, from Old French, from Latin chrӯsoprasus, from Greek khrusoprasos, from chryso- + prason leek

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