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"green" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often inexperienced (13 letters).
Definitions
Color of grass or leaves
Word origin
From Middle English grene, from Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”). More at grow. Doublet of Gruen.
Used in a sentence
“In a period of increasing industrialization and the palette of grey, brown, and black that came to dominate the modern city, greens provided a refreshing contrast, seemingly bringing the outdoors in.”
“Red No. 3, red No. 40, blue No. 2 and green No. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens.”
“How have greens sought to map an ecologically and socially sustainable future for society?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues
01“Color of fresh grass”5 letters
02“Color of many leaves”5 letters
03“Color of new leaves”5 letters
04“Color of spring leaves”5 letters
05“Emerald color”5 letters
06“Emerald-like color”5 letters
07“Grass color”5 letters
08“Putting surface”5 letters
09“Traffic-light signal”5 letters
10“Unripe or eco-friendly”5 letters
11“Color of grass”5 letters
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