χάλκανθον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”) +‎ ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Noun

χάλκανθον • (khálkanthon) n

1. A solution of copper sulfate or blue vitriol, used to dye leather.

References

• “χάλκανθον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press