- malachite
[malachite 词源字典]
- malachite: see mauve
[malachite etymology, malachite origin, 英语词源] - malachite (n.)
- common green ore of copper, late 14c., from French, ultimately from Greek malachitis (lithos) "mallow (stone)," from malakhe "mallow" (see mallow (n.)); the mineral traditionally so called from resemblance of its color to that of the leaves of the mallow plant.