Etymology

porraceous

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Today it means: Resembling the leek in colour; greenish. Full definition →

Latin porrāceus
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  1. Latin · derived fromporrāceus
  2. English todayporraceous

From Latin porrāceus, from porrum, porrus (“a leek”).

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