lapillus

lapillus ī, m dim.

lapis, a little stone, pebble : lapillos Tollunt (apes), V., O.— A voting pebble, ballot (white for acquittal, black for condemnation): nivei atrique lapilli, O.— A precious stone, gem, jewel : inter niveos viridesque lapillos, i. e. pearls and emeralds , H.: Libyci, bits of Numidian marble , H.