chrysoprasus

English

Etymology

Noun

chrysoprasus (plural chrysoprasi)

Obsolete form of chrysoprase.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 21:20:
  The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

Translations

a gemstone

Maori: karihoparaha

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