prase

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noun

A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.

OriginLatin prasius ← Ancient Greek πράσιος →
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Meanings

nounprase (countable and uncountable, plural prases)

plural prases

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπράσιος“of a green colour”
  2. Latinprasius
  3. Englishprase

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

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APA

prase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prase

MLA

“prase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prase.

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