noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈblʌdˌstoʊn/
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noun
Meaning 1
A green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heliotrope
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Hematite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heliotrope
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chalcedony, calcedony
History
Etymology
From blood + stone, from the fact that the red inclusions in the stone resemble blood.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
heliotropi
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Chinese Mandarin:
血滴石
(xuèdīshí)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Chinese Mandarin:
血石
(xuèshí)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Chinese Mandarin:
血石髓
(xuèshísuǐ)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Chinese Mandarin:
血玉髓
(xuèyùsuǐ)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Finnish:
verikivi
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Finnish:
heliotrooppi
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
French:
pierre de sang
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
French:
héliotrope
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Irish:
cloch fhola
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Japanese:
血石
(kesseki)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Korean:
혈석
(hyeolseok)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Latin:
heliotropium
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Macedonian:
хелиотро́п
(heliotróp)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Persian:
سنگ جهودان
(sang-e johudân)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Persian:
سنگ خون
(sang-e xun)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Polish:
heliotrop
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Portuguese:
heliotropo
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Portuguese:
heliotrópio
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Romanian:
heliotrop
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Russian:
гелиотро́п
(geliotróp)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Russian:
крова́вик
(krovávik)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Spanish:
heliotropo
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Swedish:
heliotrop
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Tagalog:
alakeka
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Tagalog:
dugumbato
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Ukrainian:
геліотро́п
(heliotróp)
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Vietnamese:
đá máu
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
Welsh:
gwaedfaen
— green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
