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lapis armenus

lapis armenus noun: a precious stone resembling lapis lazuli, but softer, and intermixed with veins of green rather than pyrite.

Noun

lapis armenus (uncountable)

  1. A precious stone resembling lapis lazuli, but softer, and intermixed with veins of green rather than pyrite.
    Synonyms:
    Armenian stone, lapis stellatus

Synonyms of lapis armenus

  • Armenian stone
  • lapis stellatus

Origin of lapis armenus

Latin

Questions about lapis armenus

What does lapis armenus mean?
Lapis armenus means a precious stone resembling lapis lazuli, but softer, and intermixed with veins of green rather than pyrite.
What part of speech is lapis armenus?
Lapis armenus is a noun.

Words near lapis armenus in the dictionary

  1. lapinizing
  2. lapins
  3. Lapinski
  4. Lapinskis
  5. lapis
  6. lapis armenus
  7. lapis calaminaris
  8. lapis infernalis
  9. lapis lazuli
  10. lapis lazulis
  11. lapises

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