bucardia
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
Latin > English
bucardia bucardiae N F :: precious stone
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
būcardĭa: ae, f., = βουκαπδία (oxheart),
I an unknown precious stone, perh. a kind of turquoise, Plin. 37, 10, 55, § 150.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
būcardĭa, æ, f. (βουκαρδία), pierre précieuse qui ressemble à un cœur de bœuf : Plin. 37, 150.
Latin > German (Georges)
būcardia, ae, f. (βοῦς u. καρδία), ein dem Rindsherzen ähnlicher Edelstein, viell. eine Art Türkis, Plin. 37, 150.
