English Explanatory Dictionary

essonite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of hessonite (“Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet”).

Word forms

essonite essonites

Etymology

Named from Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”), because not so hard as some minerals it resembles (e.g. hyacinth).

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