onycha Meaning, Definition & Usage

On"y*cha noun

Etymology

NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a kind of mussel, Gr. , . See Onyx.

Definitions

1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus. Ex. xxx. 34.
2. The precious stone called onyx. R.