terre-verte

(ter′vert′)

noun

any of several green earths or clays containing iron silicates used as a green pigment by artists

Origin: Fr < terre (< L terra, terra) + verte, green (see vert)

See terre-verte in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An olive-green pigment commonly made from glauconite, used by artists.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : terre, earth (from Latin terra; see ters- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + verte

Origin: , feminine of vert, green (from Old French verd; see verdant)

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