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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chrysoprase /ˈkrɪsə(ʊ)preɪz/

▶noun an apple-green gemstone consisting of a variety of chalcedony that contains nickel.

– origin ME: from OFr. crisopace, via L. from Gk khrusoprasos, from khrusos ‘gold’ + prason ‘leek’.

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