2 entries under this word

Vesuvian

Ve-sū'vi-an, a.

adjective

[Fr. Vésuvien, It. Vesuviano, Lat. Vesuvinus.] (Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples.

noun

n. [Fr. vésuvienne, Ger. vesuvian. See supra.] (Min.) The same as IDOCRASE, q. v.