rhodolite
noun
rho·do·lite ˈrō-də-ˌlīt 
: a pink or purple garnet used as a gem
Word History
Etymology
rhodo- + -lite
Note: The garnet was named by the American mineralogists William Earl Hidden (1853-1918) and Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942) in "On Rhodolite, a new variety of garnet," American Journal of Science, vol. 155 (Fourth series, vol. 5, 1898), pp. 294-96.
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
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