chrysoprase

Other forms: chrysoprases

Definitions of chrysoprase
  1. noun
    a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone
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    type of:
    calcedony, chalcedony
    a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
    transparent gem
    a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion
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