nounchernītesCHERNITES☆ KeepMeaninga kind of marble resembling ivoryLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CHERNITESLEWIS & SHORTCHERNITESchernītes, ae, m., = χερνίτης, I. a kind of marble resembling ivory, Plin. 36, 17, 28, § 132.Read the whole entry