n.
A brown or yellowish-brown variety of garnet. Also called cinnamon stone.
[French, from Greek hēssōn, inferior (from its being softer than true hyacinth), comparative of ēka, hēka, slightly.]
essonite
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es·so·nite (ĕs'ə-nīt')  also hes·so·nite
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(hĕs'-)
n.
A brown or yellowish-brown variety of garnet. Also called cinnamon stone.
n.
A brown or yellowish-brown variety of garnet. Also called cinnamon stone.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
Synonyms: essonite, hessonite
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