essonite

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

essonite (plural essonites)

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

• “essonite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• sees into

• hessonite

From Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”) +‎ -ite.

• IPA^(key): /es.soˈni.te/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: es‧so‧nì‧te

essonite f (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) essonite, cinnamon stone (reddish-brown variety of garnet)

   Synonym: giacinto di Ceylon

   Hypernym: grossularia

   Coordinate terms: granato bianco, succinite

• essonite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• inesteso, ostiense, sostiene