ămĕthystus, i, f., = ἀμέθυστος.
I The amethyst , a precious stone of violet-blue color , Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 121 sqq.; Vulg. Exod. 28, 19; ib. Apoc. 21, 20.—
II A kind of vine , Col. 3, 2, 24; cf. Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 31.