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dendrachate en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin dendrachates, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + ἀχάτης (akhátēs, “agate”). By surface analysis, dendr- + achate.

Meanings

1. An arborescent or dendritic agate.
   • A dendrachate with two rows of red shrubs. 1935, Natural History Magazine, volume 5, page 113:
   • This is translucent white chalcedony, with dark moss-like markings produced by the infiltration of iron or manganese. It is identical with the dendrachates of Pliny; […] 1870, George William Traill, An Elementary Treatise on Quartz and Opal, page 34:

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