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bloodstone

[ bluhd-stohn ]
/ ˈblʌdˌstoʊn /

noun

a greenish variety of chalcedony with small bloodlike spots of red jasper scattered through it.

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Also called heliotrope.

Origin of bloodstone

First recorded in 1545–55; blood + stone

Words nearby bloodstone

blood sport, bloodstain, bloodstained, bloodstock, bloodstock industry, bloodstone, bloodstream, blood substitute, bloodsucker, blood sugar, blood test
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British Dictionary definitions for bloodstone

bloodstone
/ (ˈblʌdˌstəʊn) /

noun

a dark-green variety of chalcedony with red spots: used as a gemstoneAlso called: heliotrope
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