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glaesum

glaesum, amber

glaesum (glēsum, glessum), i, n. [cf. Germ. Glas; gleissen = glänzen, to glimmer; Engl. glass],
  • amber, Tac. G. 45; Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 42.
  • —Hence, glaesārĭus, a, um, adj., of amber, amber-: insula, which produces amber, Plin. 4, 13, 27, § 97; 37, 3, 11, § 42.

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