essonite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
    cinnamon stone; hessonite.

WordNet

Es"so*nite noun
Etymology
Named from Gr. inferior, because not so hard as some minerals it resembles, e. g., hyacinth.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet. See Garnet.

Webster 1913