adjective / noun
green
GREEN/ɡriːn/
Having the color characteristic of growing leaves.
The green leaves stand out against the white garden wall.
Etymology
Old English grene described both the color of living plants and plants that were growing or vigorous. The modern color sense preserves that close association with living foliage.
In context
in many parts of the world it is a perennial that blooms from spring to fall the plant has a tall stem that branches on top the stem is dark green and covered in wooly hairs
More examples
- Green is her favorite color.
- She uses several greens to paint the forest.
- The lawn looks greener after a week of rain.
Forms
green · greener · greenest · greens
greenish adjective — Having a slightly green color.
greenness noun — The quality of being green.