nounhammŏchrȳsosHAMMOCHRYSOS☆ KeepMeaninga precious stone unknown to usLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879HAMMOCHRYSOSLEWIS & SHORTHAMMOCHRYSOShammŏchrȳsos (amm-), i, m., = ἀμμόχρυσος (gold sand), I. a precious stone unknown to us, perh. golden mica, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 188; Isid. 16, 15, 5.Read the whole entry