| 释义 |
praso-
repr. Gr. πράσο-ν leek, an element in technical words. prasochrome |ˈpreɪzəʊkrəʊm| [chrome], a dull-green incrustation on chromic iron, prob. calcite coloured by oxide of chromium (Chester Dict. Min. 1896). † prasocoride Obs. [Gr. πρασοκουρίς, -ιδ-], a grub which destroys leeks. prasolite |ˈpreɪzəʊlaɪt| (Dana) (erron. prasilite) [-lite], a leek-green fibrous mineral, probably a variant of chlorite (Chester). praˈsophagous a. [Gr. -ϕαγος eating], eating leeks; hence praˈsophagy.
c1420Pallad. on Husb. i. 953 The Grek seith that a beest, *prosacoride [v.r. prasocoride] the garth ennoyeth myche.
1882St. James' Gaz. 11 Feb., I should not have been *prasophagous if I had had the chance.
Ibid., *Prasophagy is..for a time a very cheap form of diet. |