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malache
Greek · ancient
"the mallow plant"
mallow plant, whose leaves share the stone's green color
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molochites
Latin · ancient
"the green mineral"
carried into Latin for the green mineral resembling mallow leaves
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malachite
French · medieval
"the green mineral"
carried into French for the green copper-based mineral
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malachite
English · 1590s
"a vivid green, banded copper mineral"
settled as the English word for the vivid green banded mineral
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