glossŏpĕtra — Lewis & Short
glossŏpĕtra, ae, f., = glwssope/tra,
I a precious stone resembling the human tongue, Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 164; Sol. 37 med.
The corpus record — Latin
glossopetra
glossopetra · f
a precious stone resembling the human tongue
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Where it lives
- Naturalis Historia 2 · 0.05/10k
What it meant
In the wild
- glossopetra Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 1.37.p64
- Glossopetra Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 37.10.p8
Where it came from
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