tsavorite

[ tsah-vuh-rahyt, sah- ]
/ ˈtsɑ vəˌraɪt, ˈsɑ- /

noun

a green variety of grossularite, found in Kenya in 1975 and used as a gem.

Origin of tsavorite

named after Tsavo National Park, Kenya, near where it was found; see -ite1 ( -r- unexplained)

Words nearby tsavorite

tsarist, tsaristic, tsaritsyn, tsaritza, tsatske, tsavorite, tsb, tschaikovsky, tschernosem, tse, tselinograd