Definitions | pyrope |
| noun - (Mineralogy): A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under garnet.
Etymology: Latin pyropus a kind of red bronze, from Greek; fire + the eye, face: compare French pyrope
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