PYROPE

pyrope

(noun) a deep red garnet used as a gemstone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pyrope (countable and uncountable, plural pyropes)

(mineral) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.

Anagrams

• popery, yopper

Source: Wiktionary


Pyr"ope, n. Etym: [L. pyropus a kind of red bronze, fr. Gr. pyrope.] (Min.)

Definition: A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under Garnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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