prasine

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English [Term?], from a combination of Middle French prame (inherited from Late Latin prasinus) and Middle French prasine (borrowed from Late Latin prasinum), both ultimately from Latin prasinus (“leek-green”), from Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos), from πράσον (práson, “leek”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹeɪziːn/ === Noun === prasine (plural prasines) (obsolete) A green gem; an emerald. [14th–16th c.] (obsolete) A type of green pigment. [14th–17th c.] (mineralogy) Pseudomalachite. [from 19th c.] === Adjective === prasine (comparative more prasine, superlative most prasine) (now rare) Synonym of leek-green. [from 14th c.] === See also === leek === Anagrams === Persian, arpines, asperin, paniers, rapines, saprine, separin == Latin == === Adjective === prasine vocative masculine singular of prasinus === Noun === prasine vocative masculine singular of prasinus