Definition of serpentines:
(adj) :
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
(adj) :
Having the form or shape of a snake.
(adj) :
Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.
(adj) :
Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
(n) :
(mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.
(adj) :
Pertaining to the serpentine subgroup of minerals.