gagates

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

găgātes, ae, m., = γαγάτης (λίθος),

a hard , black asphaltum , jet , Plin. 36, 19, 34, § 141 sq.; Veg. Vet. 1, 20, 2; 4, 12, 3.