Definition for CYM'O-PHANE

CYM'O-PHANE, n. [Gr. κομα, a wave, and φαινω, to appear.]

A mineral, called also chrysoberyl. Its color is green of different shades; its fracture conchoidal or undulated, and in hardness it ranks next to the sapphire. – Haüy. Cleaveland.

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