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). † prasocorideObs.[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). praˈsophagousa.[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.