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praseo-

praseo- prefix: green.

Prefix

praseo-

  1. (rare) green

Origin of praseo-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “leek-green, green”), from Ancient Greek πράσον (práson, “leek”).

Questions about praseo-

What does praseo- mean?
Praseo- means green.
What part of speech is praseo-?
Praseo- is a prefix.

Words near praseo- in the dictionary

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

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