prase
[preyz]
/preɪz/
noun
,
Mineralogy
1.
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
Origin
1350-1400;
<
French
<
Latin
prasius
leek-green stone <
Greek
prásios
leek-green, derivative of
práson
leek; replacing
Middle English
prassius
<
Latin,
as above
British Dictionary definitions for
prase
prase
/
preɪz
/
noun
1.
a light green translucent variety of chalcedony
Word Origin
C14: from French, from Latin
prasius
a leek-green stone, from Greek
prasios,
from
prason
a leek