English Explanatory Dictionary

prase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.
  2. A variety of chalcedony, with a green color due to inclusions of actinolite or other iron-bearing minerals.

Word forms

prase prases

Etymology

From Latin prasius, from Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “of a green colour”), from πράσον (práson, “leek”).

Derived words

prasoid
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