agalmatolite
noun
ag·al·mat·o·lite
ˌa-gəl-ˈma-tə-ˌlīt,
ə-ˌgal-,
ˌa-ˌgal-
plural -s
: a soft compact stone of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, sometimes stained, carved into images or miniature pagodas by the Chinese
called also figure stone, pagodite
Word History
Etymology
New Latin agalmatolithus, from Greek agalmat-, agalma + New Latin -lithus -lite
First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined above