nounastrăpĭasASTRAPIAS☆ KeepMeaninga precious stoneLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ASTRAPIASLEWIS & SHORTASTRAPIASastrăpĭas, ae, m., = ἀστραπίας, I. a precious stone, black in color, with gleams of light crossing the middle of it, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 189.Read the whole entry