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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