onycha (uncountable)
(obsolete) the operculum of kinds of strombus or muricid, smoked as an ingredient in the Mosaic incense and pre-modern medicine
(obsolete) The precious stone onyx.
Source: Wiktionary
On"y*cha, n. Etym: [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a kind of mussel, Gr. Onyx.]
1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus. Ex. xxx. 34.
2. The precious stone called onyx. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
