Amianthus

Am·i·an·thus

Amianthus

n.

[L. amiantus, Gr. (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; 'a priv. + to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.]

Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus. (Min.)

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