sap green
noun
a green pigment obtained from the juice of buckthorn berries, used chiefly in dyes for wood, paper, and textiles.
Origin of sap green
First recorded in 1570–80
Words nearby sap green
saorstat eireann,
saorstát éireann,
saoshyant,
sap,
sap bush,
sap green,
sap orchard,
sapajou,
sapanwood,
sapele,
saphar
Example sentences from the Web for sap green
Buck′thorn, a genus of shrubs, the berry of which supplies the sap-green used by painters; Buck′-tooth, a projecting tooth.
Then comes a sap-green lackey, stiff as a ramrod, with a package under his arm.
Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) |Frank WedekindThe juice of these berries is the raw material from which the artist's sap-green is prepared.
Wayside and Woodland Trees |Edward Step