Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pyrope"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pyrope \Pyr"ope\, n. [L. pyropus a kind of red bronze, fr. Gr.
?; ? fire + ? the eye, face: cf. F. pyrope.] (Min.)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pyrope
n : a deep red garnet used as a gemstone
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