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BLOODSTONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bloodstone mean?
• BLOODSTONE (noun)
The noun BLOODSTONE has 1 sense:
1. green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
Familiarity information: BLOODSTONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
bloodstone; heliotrope
Hypernyms ("bloodstone" is a kind of...):
calcedony; chalcedony (a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz)
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