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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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