Hooker’s green

Hooker’s green Word Origin 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 of Hooker’s green 1850–55; named after W. Hooker (died 1832), English illustrator Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019