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Paris green

noun

A toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate.

A shade of green tinged with yellow. Synonyms: chartreuse, pea green, yellow green, yellowish green.

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"Paris green" Quotes from Famous Books

... to the wood and foliage; treacle need not be added." This adhesion is of vast importance, as lime is abhorred by stem-borers (e.g., the goat and leopard moths) as well as by all insects. The double application of lime is also helpful. In the United States Paris Green is sometimes added, and is no doubt useful; the ...

— The Book of Pears and Plums • Edward Bartrum

Words linked to "Paris green" : green, double salt, chartreuse, viridity, pigment, insecticide, greenness, insect powder