- [uncountable, countable] the colour of grass and the leaves of most plants and trees
- light/pale green
- bright/emerald green
- a striking shade of bright green
- Their leaves are a dark green.
- the green of the countryside in spring
- She was dressed all in green.
- The room was decorated in a combination of greens and blues.
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- greens[plural] vegetables with dark green leaves, for example cabbage or spinach
- Eat up your greens.
- Young leaves may be eaten as salad greens.
- It’s important to eat fresh greens every day.
- [countable] (British English) an area of grass, especially in the middle of a town or village
- Children were playing on the village green.
- [countable] (in golf) an area of grass cut short around a hole on a golf course
- the 18th green
- Did the ball land on the green?
- the Greens[plural] the Green Party (= the party whose main aim is the protection of the environment)Topics Politicsb2
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Word OriginOld English grēne (adjective), grēnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to grass and grow.
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