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amethystus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amethyst noun A purple or violet variety of quartz used as a gemstone.

Senses

amethystus is used for these senses in English:

  • amethyst A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.

amethyst — full definition

  1. noun A purple or violet variety of quartz used as a gemstone.
  2. noun A purple color, similar to the gemstone.