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paris green
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun paris green has 2 senses
- paris green(n = noun.substance) Array - a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate; Array is a kind of insect powder, insecticide, pigment, double salt
- paris green(n = noun.attribute) chartreuse, pea green, yellow green, yellowish green - a shade of green tinged with yellow; Array is a kind of green, greenness, viridity
OXFORD DICTIONARY
paris green, n. a poisonous chemical used as a pigment and insecticide.
Etymology
Paris in France
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