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Porraceous

//pɔːˈɹeɪʃəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling the leek in colour; greenish.

    "If the lesser Intestines be wounded, he will be troubled with poraceous Vomiting, and what he eats or drinks will pass out of his Wound in less than half an hour[.]"

Etymology

From Latin porrāceus, from porrum, porrus (“a leek”).

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