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Hooker's green

Hooker's green noun: a dark green pigment made by mixing Prussian blue and gamboge.

Noun

Hooker's green (countable and uncountable, plural Hooker's greens)

  1. A dark green pigment made by mixing Prussian blue and gamboge.

Forms of Hooker's green

pluralHooker's greens

Origin of Hooker's green

Named after botanical artist William Hooker (1779–1832), who created it for illustrating leaves.

Questions about Hooker's green

What does Hooker's green mean?
Hooker's green means a dark green pigment made by mixing Prussian blue and gamboge.
What part of speech is Hooker's green?
Hooker's green is a noun.
What is the plural of Hooker's green?
The plural of Hooker's green is Hooker's greens.

Words near Hooker's green in the dictionary

  1. hooker
  2. Hooker cell
  3. Hooker cells
  4. Hooker County
  5. Hooker's bog orchid
  6. Hooker's green
  7. Hooker's orchid
  8. Hooker's Townsend daisy
  9. hooker-in
  10. hooker-on
  11. hookeriaceous

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