terre-verte

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terre-verte

T0121000 (tĕr′vĕrt′)n. An olive-green pigment commonly made from glauconite, used by artists.
[French : terre, earth (from Latin terra; see ters- in Indo-European roots) + verte, feminine of vert, green (from Old French verd; see verdant).]

terre-verte

(ˈtɛəˌvɜːt) n (Dyeing) a greyish-green pigment used in paints, consisting of powdered glauconiteadj (Colours) of a greyish-green colour[C17: from French, literally: green earth]