chrysoprase

[ kris-uh-preyz ]

/ ˈkrɪs əˌpreɪz /

a green variety of chalcedony, sometimes used as a gem.

Origin of chrysoprase

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin chrȳsoprasus < Greek chrȳsóprasos, equivalent to chrȳso- chryso- + prás(on) leek + -os noun suffix

He gathered the chrysoprase and restored the stones to the canvas bag.

The Drums Of Jeopardy |Harold MacGrath
So he determined to shut himself up in his study and shuffle the chrysoprase.

The Drums Of Jeopardy |Harold MacGrath
You fling aside from your arms, as worthless, amethyst and emerald and chrysoprase.

Around The Tea-Table |T. De Witt Talmage
They dart like breathing bits Of chrysoprase and sard o' the sun.

The Mortal Gods and Other Plays |Olive Tilford Dargan

But at a much earlier date the Silesian chrysoprase was used for mural decoration at the Wenzel chapel at Prague.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 |Various

chrysoprase

/ (ˈkrɪsəˌpreɪz) /

an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone

C13 crisopace, from Old French, from Latin chrӯsoprasus, from Greek khrusoprasos, from chryso- + prason leek