hemachate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A variety of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.

Word forms

hemachate hemachates

Etymology

From Latin haemachātēs, from Ancient Greek *αἱμᾰχᾱ́της (*haimăkhā́tēs), from αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”) + ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (ăkhā́tēs, “agate”).

Synonyms

blood agate
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