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chrysoprase

Main Entry:: chrys·o·prase
Pronunciation:: \ˈkri-sə-ˌprāz\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: alteration of Middle English crisopace, from Anglo-French, from Latin chrysoprasus, from Greek chrysoprasos, from chrys- + prason leek; akin to Latin porrum leek
Date:: 15th century

: an apple-green chalcedony valued as a gem

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