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green

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/ɡɹiːn/ English

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adjective

  1. Having green as its color.“The former flag of Libya is fully green.”
  2. (of people) Sickly, unwell.“Sally looks pretty green — is she going to be sick?”
  3. Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
  4. (of people) Inexperienced.“John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.”

noun

  1. The colour of growing foliage, as well as other plant cells containing chlorophyll; the colour between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum; one of the primary additive colour for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and blue from white light using cyan and yellow filters.
  2. (sometimes capitalised) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
  3. A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
  4. (bowls) The surface upon which bowls is played.

verb

  1. To make (something) green, to turn (something) green.
  2. To become or grow green in colour.
  3. To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.).
  4. To become environmentally aware.

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