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chrysoprasus

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chrysoprase Noun: masculine vocative singular of chrysoprasus

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chrȳsŏprăsus, i, m., = χρυσόπρασος,
  • the chrysoprase, a precious stone of a golden-yellow and a leek-green color, Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 77; Prud. Psych. 865; Isid. Orig. 16, 7, 7; 16, 14, 8; Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 16, § 41 sq.; also called chrȳsŏ-prăsĭus lăpis, Plin. 37, 8, 34, § 113.

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