Leek-green
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Leek-green is an adjective meaning Having a light green colour as that of the top part of a leek.
Meaning
Having a light green colour as that of the top part of a leek.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for leek-green
Depending on context, synonyms include porraceous, prasine, prasinous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leekish, leaf-green, leeky, leeklike, grass-green, porraceous.
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