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prase

prase noun: a variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.

Noun

prase (countable and uncountable, plural prases)

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

Forms of prase

pluralprases

Origin of prase

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

Words formed from prase

Questions about prase

What does prase mean?
Prase means a variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.
What part of speech is prase?
Prase is a noun.
What is the plural of prase?
The plural of prase is prases.

Words near prase in the dictionary

  1. prasadams
  2. prasadas
  3. Prasads
  4. Prasanna
  5. Prasannata
  6. prase
  7. praseo-
  8. praseocobalt
  9. praseocobaltic
  10. praseodidymium
  11. praseodymate

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