onycha
On"y*cha, n. Etym: [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a kind of mussel, Gr. Onyx.] 1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus. Ex. xxx. 34. 2. The precious stone called onyx. [R.]
On"y*cha, n. Etym: [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a kind of mussel, Gr. Onyx.] 1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus. Ex. xxx. 34. 2. The precious stone called onyx. [R.]