essonite

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brownSynonyms: cinnamon stonehessonite
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Essonite \Es"so*nite\, n. [Named from Gr. ? inferior, because not so hard as some minerals it resembles, e. g., hyacinth.] (Min.) Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet. See Garnet. [1913 Webster]
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