Meanings
nounHooker's green (countable and uncountable, plural Hooker's greens)
plural Hooker's greens
- countableuncountableA dark green pigment made by mixing Prussian blue and gamboge.
Origin
Named after botanical artist William Hooker (1779–1832), who created it for illustrating leaves.
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Hooker's green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hooker's%20green
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“Hooker's green.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hooker's%20green. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hooker's green,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hooker's%20green.
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