- dendrachates
- dendrăchātes, ae, m., = dendrachatês (tree-agate), a species of agate, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 139.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.
dendrachates
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DENDRACHATES — nomen gemmae, ex achatis speciebus, arbusculâ (δένδρον enim Graecis arbor) insignis, ut vult. Plin. l. 37. c. 10. Imo non unâ, sed pluribus, adeo ut viridarii vel nemoris speciem praeferat, ut canit Orpheus versibus hisce: Εἰ καὶ δενδροφόροιο… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Dendrachate — Den dra*chate, n. [L. dendrachates; Gr. de ndron a tree + ? agate: cf. F. dendrachate, dendragate.] (Min.) Arborescent or dendritic agate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
