ophite
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oph·ite
(ŏf'īt', ō'fīt') 
n.
n.
- A mottled green rock composed of diabase.
- Any of various green rocks, such as serpentine.
[Middle English ophites, from Latin ophītēs, from Greek ophītēs (lithos), serpentlike (stone), from ophis, serpent.]
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