Hooker\'s green

Hooker's green

noun
1.
a medium green to strong yellowish green.
2.
a nonpermanent pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge, characterized chiefly by its green color.

Origin:
1850–55; named after W. Hooker (died 1832), English illustrator
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hooker's green

noun
green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge 
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