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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alexandrite /ˌalɪgˈzɑːndrʌɪt/

▶noun a gem variety of chrysoberyl which appears green in daylight and red in artificial light.

– origin C19: from the name of Tsar Alexander II of Russia + -ite1.

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