sap green

American  

noun

1. a green pigment obtained from the juice of buckthorn berries, used chiefly in dyes for wood, paper, and textiles.

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Etymology

Origin of sap green

First recorded in 1570–80

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sap green

Its leaf is somewhat longer than the laurel, and is a little broader at the point; the edges of the leaf are gently curved, and are of a dark sap green color.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

Green was the prevailing or ground tint—a soft sap green; the pattern on it, which was very beautiful, being a somewhat obscure red, inclining to purple.

From A Crystal Age by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Take of strong vinegar, 3 pints; of best verdigris, 4 ozs., ground fine; of sap green, 1/2 oz.; of indigo, 1/2 oz.; mix all together.

From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel

Take of linseed oil 2-1/2 galls., spirits of turpentine 2-1/2 galls., western petroleum 1 gall., liquor potass 8 oz., sap green 1 oz., mix all together, and it is ready for use.

From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel

A kind of a sap green, I think—but it must be something uncommon.

From White Lilac; or the Queen of the May by Walton, Amy