Pronunciation: ˌ lap- ə s- ' la-z ə -l ē , - ' la-zh ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin lapis + Medieval Latin lazuli, genitive of lazulum lapis lazuli, from Arabic l ā zaward ― more at AZURE
Date: 15th century
: a semiprecious stone that is usually rich azure blue and is essentially a complex silicate often with spangles of pyrites ― called also lapis