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hooker's green

Hooker's green
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Definitions of hooker's green words

  • noun hooker's green a medium green to strong yellowish green. 1
  • noun hooker's green a nonpermanent pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge, characterized chiefly by its green color. 1

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Origin of hooker's green

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; named after W. Hooker (died 1832), English illustrator

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Parts of speech for Hooker's green

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hooker's green popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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