jasponyx

noun

jas·​po·​nyx

ˈjaspə(ˌ)niks,

-ˌspäniks

plural -es

: an onyx part or all of whose layers consist of jasper

Word History

Etymology

Latin iasponyx, from Greek, from iaspis jasper + onyx

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