draconite

English

Etymology

Latin draco (“dragon”), +‎ -ite.

Noun

draconite (plural draconites)

  1. A mythical gemstone taken from the head of a live dragon and believed to have magical properties.
    • 1578, John Lyly, Euphues:
      Reject it not because it proceedeth from one which hath been lewd, no more than ye would neglect the gold because it lieth in the dirty earth, or the pure wine for that it cometh out of a homely presse, or the precious stone aetites which is found in the filthy nests of the eagle, or the precious gem draconites, that is ever taken out of the poisoned dragon.
    • 1959, C.G. Jung, Aion, Researches into the phenomenology of the self:
      But there is another thing known about this (Grail) stone, called the Draconite. It is 'endowed with extraordinary powers (potentissimus valde)'.

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