Meanings
plural bloodstones
- A green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite.
The magician wore a blood-stone ring […]
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 1481 more example
These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLCSynonyms: heliotrope
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite.
More synonyms by meaning
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Origin
From blood + stone, from the fact that the red inclusions in the stone resemble blood.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan heliotropi
- heliotropigreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Chinese Mandarin 血滴石, 血石
- 血滴石 (xuèdīshí)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
- 血石 (xuèshí)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
- 血石髓 (xuèshísuǐ)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
- 血玉髓 (xuèyùsuǐ)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Finnish verikivi, heliotrooppi
- verikivigreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
- heliotrooppigreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
French pierre de sang, héliotrope
- pierre de sanggreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
- héliotropegreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Irish cloch fhola
- cloch fholagreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Japanese 血石
- 血石 (kesseki)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Korean 혈석
- 혈석 (hyeolseok)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Latin heliotropium
- heliotropiumgreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Persian سنگ جهودان, سنگ خون
- سنگ جهودان (sang-e johudân)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
- سنگ خون (sang-e xun)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Polish heliotrop
- heliotropgreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Portuguese heliotropo, heliotrópio
- heliotropogreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
- heliotrópiogreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Romanian heliotrop
- heliotropgreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Russian гелиотро́п, крова́вик
- гелиотро́п (geliotróp)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
- крова́вик (krovávik)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Spanish heliotropo
- heliotropogreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Swedish heliotrop
- heliotropgreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Tagalog alakeka, dugumbato
- alakekagreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
- dugumbatogreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Ukrainian геліотро́п
- геліотро́п (heliotróp)green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Vietnamese đá máu
- đá máugreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Welsh gwaedfaen
- gwaedfaengreen chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Cite this entry
bloodstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodstone
“bloodstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodstone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloodstone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodstone.
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