"porraceous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pɔːˈɹeɪʃəs/ Forms: more porraceous [comparative], most porraceous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin porrāceus, from porrum, porrus (“a leek”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|porrāceus}} Latin porrāceus Head templates: {{en-adj}} porraceous (comparative more porraceous, superlative most porraceous)
  1. (originally medicine now rare) Resembling the leek in colour; greenish. Categories (topical): Greens, Medicine Synonyms: leek-green, prasine, prasinous

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