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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

leek-green en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Having a light green colour as that of the top part of a leek.
    • Oat crops are for the most part leek-green and promising well; some of the brown oats are whitening to harvest, and on some farms (outlying) are in stook. 1927, The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, page 4, column 3:

Forms

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most leek-green Degree=Sup lexicographic
more leek-green Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

prasinous · prasine · porraceous