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Leek vs Prasine - What's the difference?

leek | prasine | see also |

Leek is a see also of prasine.


As nouns the difference between leek and prasine

is that leek is while prasine is (obsolete) a green gem; an emerald.

As an adjective prasine is

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leek

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum , of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
  • Any of several species of Allium , broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

    • Synonyms

    * scallion (''US, Scotland ), garden leek, broadleaf wild leek

    Derived terms

    * (broadleaf wild leek) - Allium ampeloprasum , * (narrowleaf wild leek) - * (garden leek) - Allium ampeloprasum * (sand leek) - * (threecorner leek) - * houseleek - Sempervivum

    See also

    * garlic

    External links

    * ("leek" on Wikipedia) * (Allium ampeloprasum) *

    Anagrams

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    prasine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A green gem; an emerald.
  • (obsolete) A type of green pigment.
  • (mineralogy) Pseudomalachite.
  • * 1864 , Chemical News , 5 Nov 1864:
    • It is possible that just as chrysocolla is silicated malachite, so prasine is phosphated malachite; the physical appearance of these minerals strongly confirms this view.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * 1969 , Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor , Penguin 2011, p. 284:
    • He recalled, in passing, the sweetness in his lap, her round little bottom, her prasine eyes as she turned toward him and the receding road.

    See also

    * leek ----