pyrope
English
Etymology
From Latin pyrōpus (“a kind of red bronze”), from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”); compare French pyrope.
Noun
pyrope (countable and uncountable, plural pyropes)
- (mineralogy) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.
Translations
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Pyrope”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “pyrope”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
French
Further reading
- “pyrope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
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