chrysoprase

noun chrys·o·prase \ˈkri-sə-ˌprāz\

Definition of CHRYSOPRASE

: an apple-green chalcedony valued as a gem

Origin of CHRYSOPRASE

alteration of Middle English crisopace, from Anglo-French, from Latin chrysoprasus, from Greek chrysoprasos, from chrys- + prason leek; akin to Latin porrum leek

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with CHRYSOPRASE

anyways, color phase, cornerways, crème anglaise, holidays, hollandaise, Louis Seize, Louis Treize, lyonnaise, mayonnaise, metaphrase, nowadays, out of phase, overglaze, overgraze, paraphrase, photophase, polonaise, polyphase, single-phase, underglaze

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