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Definition of: chrysoprase
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(kris′ə·prāz) noun
A semiprecious, apple-green variety of chalcedony, colored by nickel oxide: used as a gem. [<OF crisopace <L chrysoprasus <Gk. chrysoprasos <chrysos gold + prason leek]
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