prasinous

English

Etymology

From Latin prasinus, from Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σῐνος (prásinos, “leak-green, light green”).

Adjective

prasinous (comparative more prasinous, superlative most prasinous)

1. Of a clear, lively green color.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “prasinous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Translations

of a clear, lively green color

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